Effect of an Evidence-Based Program on Infants’ PURPLE Crying and Shaken Baby Syndrome among Nurses
Hosny Elshater, M., Abd elhamid Zaki, N., Mohamed Thabet, A., Hassan Abdalfatah, A. (2022). Effect of an Evidence-Based Program on Infants’ PURPLE Crying and Shaken Baby Syndrome among Nurses. EKB Journal Management System, 13(2), 1644-1656. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.276921
Maha Hosny Elshater; Nora Abd elhamid Zaki; Amina Mohamed Thabet; Amira Hassan Abdalfatah. "Effect of an Evidence-Based Program on Infants’ PURPLE Crying and Shaken Baby Syndrome among Nurses". EKB Journal Management System, 13, 2, 2022, 1644-1656. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.276921
Hosny Elshater, M., Abd elhamid Zaki, N., Mohamed Thabet, A., Hassan Abdalfatah, A. (2022). 'Effect of an Evidence-Based Program on Infants’ PURPLE Crying and Shaken Baby Syndrome among Nurses', EKB Journal Management System, 13(2), pp. 1644-1656. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.276921
Hosny Elshater, M., Abd elhamid Zaki, N., Mohamed Thabet, A., Hassan Abdalfatah, A. Effect of an Evidence-Based Program on Infants’ PURPLE Crying and Shaken Baby Syndrome among Nurses. EKB Journal Management System, 2022; 13(2): 1644-1656. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.276921

Effect of an Evidence-Based Program on Infants’ PURPLE Crying and Shaken Baby Syndrome among Nurses

Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Volume 13, Issue 2, June 2022, Page 1644-1656  XML PDF (545.57 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.276921
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Authors
Maha Hosny Elshater1; Nora Abd elhamid Zaki2; Amina Mohamed Thabet3; Amira Hassan Abdalfatah4
1Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Egypt
2Assistant professor in Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt
3Assistant professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University, Egypt
4Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt
Abstract
Background: Shaken baby syndrome (SBS) is the most common cause of death or serious
neurological injury resulting in life-long disability among infants and young children less than 5
years of age. The study aimed to evaluate the effect of an evidence-based prevention program for
nurses on the period of PURPLE crying in infants and shaken baby syndrome. Study design:
A quasi-experimental (pre-post-test) research design was used to achieve the aim of this study.
Sample: A convenient sample was selected of 100 pediatric nurses from (PICU &NICU) and
outpatient pediatric clinic in Assiut University Children's Hospital.. Tools: Three tools were used to
collect the needed data. Tool one: It was composed of three parts: Part one: Personal data of studied
nurses. Part two: Shaken infant syndrome knowledge assessment questionnaire. Part three: It was
included a nurse's knowledge assessment questionnaire on the PURPLE Crying Period. Tool Two:
Nurses' thoughts and attitudes about shaken baby syndrome hazards. Tool Three: Scale of Infant
Crying Knowledge. Results: 65 % of nurses had a satisfactory level of knowledge about the period
of PURPLE crying in infants which increases to 96% post-test. in the pre-test, 73% of nurses had
appropriate beliefs and attitudes regarding shaken baby syndrome hazard while in the post-test most
of the nurses (89%) had appropriate believes and attitudes with a highly statistically significant
difference between the nurses believes and attitudes in pre and posttest (P=0.004). Conclusion:
Implementation of an Evidence-Based prevention program had a positive effect on understanding
the period of PURPLE crying in infants which reduced the hazards of Shaken Baby Syndrome in
infants. Recommendations: Nurses should teach parents and give them a booklet about the period
of PURPLE crying and practices to prevent hazards of shaken baby syndrome on the infants
discharge from PICU or NICU.
Keywords
Evidence-Based Program; Infants; Nurses; PURPLE Crying & Shaken Baby Syndrome
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