Effect of Social Platform Program on Mothers' Caring regarding Feeding of the Children with Cerebral Palsy

Abstract

Feeding and eating are important activities that allow individuals to maintain adequate growth in children with cerebral palsy. Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the effect of social-platform program on mothers' caring regarding feeding of the children with cerebral palsy. Material and methods: Design: A quasi-experimental research design was adopted for this study. Setting: This study was applied in Egypt at Mansoura City. Sample: -A total sample of 200 mothers through the non-probability purposive sampling technique was selected using an online questionnaire via Google Form. Participants were equally and randomly allocated to a study and a control group, (with 100) patients for each one. Tools: Three tools were used: Tool I: Mother's knowledge assessment questionnaire regarding cerebral palsy, Tool II: Mother's reported practice regarding feeding children with cerebral palsy, and Tool III: Mother's satisfaction with the social-based program. Results: The study findings demonstrated that the majority of investigated mothers' knowledge and feeding practices were satisfactory and improved after the online social-based program compared to before the social-based program. The study result portrays that (80%) of the mothers in the experimental group compared to (70%) of them in the control group were of the same age from 20-≤ 30 years old with a mean age (25.21 ± 2.02) (26.61 ± 3.43) respectively. Conclusion:The study concluded that an social-platform feeding program for children with cerebral palsy improved their mothers' knowledge and practice. The study and control groups differed statistically significantly. Recommendations: Provide mothers with a well-planned socialplatform program to increase their knowledge and practice of feeding children with cerebral palsy.