IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION AND PARENTAL KNOWLEDGE ON ATOPIC DERMATITIS IN CHILDREN

Background. Raising the knowledge level though education for a celiac disease patient’s parents could improve the parent’s adherence and practice and consequently recover the patient’s adherence and symptoms and increase the patient’s compliance. Aim. The present study was aimed at assessing the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of parents who have children with celiac disease aged from 2 to 15 years old and the change in self-reported patient’s adherence pre-/posteducational intervention. Method. This intervention study was designed as a quasiexperiment with evaluation pre-/post intervention analyses. Two educational sessions were carried for the parents of CD patients. A reliable and valid questionnaire was used to assess all independent variables pre-/post intervention. The parents were asked to complete the questionnaire pre and post the education sessions. The time between the sessions was two weeks. Results. 100 parents were recruited, and 40 parents participated and completed the study. Baseline parent’s knowledge was significantly associated with the source of information (p value = 0.02), while the patient’s adherence was associated with the onset of disease (p value = 0.04). There were significant differences in the parent’s KAP and patient’s adherence between pre- and posteducational intervention (p value was ≤0.001, for all variables). Conclusion. Based on the results, this study suggested that the educational intervention increased the parent’s KAP and improved the patient’s adherence to the gluten-free diet significantly, which may lead to improvement in the celiac disease patients’ health outcomes.

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Evaluating parental knowledge of pediatric burns first aid in Ireland and the effectiveness of an educational intervention improving knowledge

Burns ◽

10.1016/j.burns.2021.05.022 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Christina Moore ◽

James Clover ◽

Louise Gibson

Keyword(s):

Educational Intervention ◽

Parental Knowledge ◽

First Aid ◽

Pediatric Burns

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Parental knowledge, attitude, and behavior toward children with atopic dermatitis

International Journal of Dermatology ◽

10.1111/ijd.13529 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 56 (3) ◽

pp. 314-323 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Vesna Reljić ◽

Tatjana Gazibara ◽

Miloš Nikolić ◽

Milica Zarić ◽

Nataša Maksimović

Keyword(s):

Atopic Dermatitis ◽

Parental Knowledge ◽

And Behavior

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Parent Educational Intervention Program for Improving Parental Knowledge, Self-efficacy and Health Related Quality of life in Children with Sickle Cell Disease Using Smartphone Technology: A Randomized Controlled Trial

10.21203/rs.2.20544/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

YUSRA AL NASIRI ◽

Eufemia Jacob ◽

Eunice Lee ◽

Adey Nyamathi ◽

Mary-Lynn Brecht ◽

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Keyword(s):

Educational Intervention ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Intervention Program ◽

Parental Knowledge ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Cell Disease ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related ◽

Smartphone Technology

Abstract Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic blood disorder that increases the risk for recurrent painful episodes. Parents’ knowledge regarding SCD management is poor, leading to poor symptom management and lower Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) in children with SCD. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a parent educational intervention program ( PEIP ) on the parental knowledge, self-efficacy and perception of the HRQOL of their children with SCD.Methods Two groups of Omani parents of children with SCD were randomly assigned to either an experimental group (n=37) receiving PEIP accessed on a smartphone + weekly phone reinforcement for four weeks, or a control group (n=35) receiving Standard Educational Program (SEP) as part of standard of care. Outcome measures were knowledge, self-efficacy and HRQOL of children with SCD. Knowledge Questionnaire, Self-Efficacy Scale, and HRQOL-SCD + HRQOL-GENERIC were administered twice (at enrollment, and 4 weeks after enrollment). Statistical Pakage for Social Science, version 24 was used for data analyses.Results Parents’ knowledge and self-efficacy scores were significantly higher for the intervention group (PEIP) when compared to the SEP 4 weeks post intervention. Also, The total HRQOL scores were higher at 4 weeks compared to baseline, and were also higher in the PEIP compared to the SEP. Parents’ knowledge and self-efficacy were significant predictors of HRQOL in children with SCD.Conclusions PEIP delivered by using a smartphone was effective in improving the parents’ knowledge, self-efficacy in symptom management, and parent and child perception of HRQOL. PEIP was innovative in that it targeted all dimensions of HRQOL in children with SCD. Finally, the family played an important role in the process of care and therefore, developing family-based interventions is the key factor for improving HRQOL in children with SCD. The study highlighted the effectiveness of smartphone technology for delivering a high quality educational intervention program for parents and their families.

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