1. Effect of Health Teaching for Mothers on Quality of Life for Their Children with Rheumatic Arthritis.
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Shafek Mohamed, Samar AbdElgawad, Elsayed, Ebtisam Mohammed, Farag, Nagafa Hafez, and Elaraby, Maha El sayed
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EDUCATION of mothers ,HEALTH literacy ,PAIN measurement ,CHILDREN'S health ,ACADEMIC medical centers ,RHEUMATOID arthritis ,EDUCATIONAL outcomes ,STATISTICAL sampling ,INTERVIEWING ,CLINICAL trials ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,PRE-tests & post-tests ,QUALITY of life ,RESEARCH methodology ,HEALTH education ,SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors ,DATA analysis software ,CHILDREN - Abstract
Background: Rheumatic arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune progressive disease affecting one percentage of the general population Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of health teaching for mothers' on quality of life for children with rheumatic arthritis. Design: A quasiexperimental design was used to conduct this study (pre &post-test). Setting: the study was conducted at Pediatric Rheumatic Fever Clinic of Tanta University Hospital. Subject and method: A quasi-experimental research design was used with a convenience sample of 60 mothers and their children with rheumatic arthritis. Data were collected using three tools: tool (I) Structured Interview Schedule sheet: it was be divided into two part: part (A) Socio demographic characteristics of studied mothers and their children, part (B) Mothers' knowledge and practice about rheumatic arthritis (Pre/Post): Tool (II) Quality of life domains for children with rheumatic arthritis (Pre/Post). Tool (III) FLACC behavioral pain assessment scale (Pre/Post). Results: The results revealed that more than a third of the total score of knowledge about rheumatic arthritis at pre-education compared to less than three quarters of them at post education, and one third of them had good total quality of life at preeducation compared to more than half of them at post education. Also, one third of them had mild pain at pre-education compared to that more than half of them at post education. Conclusion and Recommendations: it can be concluded that after health education was implemented, the quality of life for children with rheumatic arthritis improved. Establish continuous educational and training program for children and their mothers about rheumatic arthritis are recommended to increase their knowledge, quality of life, and management of RA and prevent its complication. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024