Effect of Coaching Program on Mothers' Awareness Regarding Administration of Over-the-counter Drugs to their Children.
| Autor: | Saaed, Amira Mohamed, Elewa, Azza Abdalsemia, El Sayed, Sabah Mohammed |
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EDUCATION of mothers
HEALTH literacy CRONBACH'S alpha STATISTICAL significance EVALUATION of human services programs EDUCATIONAL outcomes CLINICAL trials STATISTICAL sampling PILOT projects LOGISTIC regression analysis ATTITUDES of mothers CHI-squared test DESCRIPTIVE statistics RESEARCH methodology HEALTH promotion HEALTH education SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors DATA analysis software NONPRESCRIPTION drugs CHILDREN |
| Zdroj: | Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal; 2024 Supplement, Vol. 32, p242-259, 18p |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Over-the-counter drugs are a common practice in developing countries including Egypt. Mothers are prone to drugs errors due to their limited knowledge of medication. Efforts to improve mothers awareness towards Over-the-counter drugs are imperative to correct unhealthy practices among mothers. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a coaching program on mothers' awareness regarding administration of Over-the-counter drugs to their children. Study design: A quasi-experimental design was utilized. Setting: The study was conducted at Alshamla pediatric outpatient clinic at Tanta University Hospital. Sampling: Convenience sample composed of 116 Mothers. Tools: Tool (1): An interviewing questionnaire, which cover two parts. Part 1: Socio-demographic characteristics; and Part 2: Mothers' knowledge. Tool (2): Mothers' reported practices regarding using of Over-the-counter drugs. Tool (3): Mothers' attitudes regarding using of Over-the-counter drugs scale. Results: It was Points out that there were highly statistically significance improvements in mothers' knowledge, positive attitude and reported practices immediately post and at follow-up of a coaching program implementation Conclusion: Coaching program application improved mothers' awareness about Over-the-counter drugs administration for their children with a statistically significant difference between pre, post and follow up. Recommendations: Continuous inservice educational programs should be conducted for the mothers about safe medication administration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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