Effect of Video Assisted Teaching Program on Mothers' First Aid Management of Convulsions for their Children

Abstract

In family medicine and pediatric clinics, convulsion in children is a regular occurrence. Inadequate knowledge is frequently linked to parental anxiety and fever dread. n. Educating mothers on the nature of convulsion and home care is the most important aspect of the management. The aim was to evaluate the effect of video-assisted teaching program on mothers' first aid management of convulsions for their children. Subjects and method: Design: A quasi-experimental research design was used to achieve the aim of the current study. Setting: the research was conducted in Pediatric Neurological Outpatient Clinic at Mansoura University Hospital. Subjects: By applying a purposive sampling technique, a sample was 50 mothers with their children aged under five was selected. Tools: Tool (1) Structured interview questionnaire, It contained three parts divided into the following: Part 1: Demographic characteristics of the studied children; Part 2: Demographic characteristics of the studied mothers; Part 3: Mother's knowledge about convulsions; Tool (2): Mother's self-reported practices regarding first aid management of convulsions. Results: The study results revealed that after the intervention the mean and standard deviation of post-test knowledge was higher compared to the pre-test. It indicates that there was a significant improvement in the level of knowledge of mothers; the mean post-test practical knowledge score was significantly higher than the mean pretest practical knowledge score. There was a positive correlation between mothers ' knowledge and their practice scores post-video assisted teaching program implementation regarding first aid management of convulsions. Conclusion: The study concluded that video-assisted teaching program implementation for mothers had a positive effect on improving their knowledge and practice regarding first aid management of convulsions. Recommendation: Implementation of the video-assisted teaching program is highly recommended for mothers to improve their first-aid management of convulsions knowledge and practice.