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. 2023 Sep;10(9):6398-6407.
doi: 10.1002/nop2.1889. Epub 2023 Jun 15.

Mothers participation in caring for hospitalized children with acute gastroenteritis: A quasi-experimental study

Haniyeh Nankali  1 , Fatemeh Cheraghi  2 , Tayebeh Hasan Tehrani  3 , Younes Mohammadi  4 , Mahnaz Azadimoghtader  5
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Mothers participation in caring for hospitalized children with acute gastroenteritis: A quasi-experimental study

Haniyeh Nankali et al. Nurs Open. 2023 Sep.

Abstract

Aims: To identify informational and practical deficits of mothers of hospitalized children with acute gastroenteritis and to determine the effect of intervention on enhancing mothers' participation in providing care.

Design: This study was a two-group pre- and post-test quasi-experimental study.

Methods: Sample size was eighty mothers of hospitalized children younger than 5 years with acute gastroenteritis in each group using consecutive sampling method. Based on the needs assessment, the training and practical demonstration were performed individually in the intervention group. The control group received usual and standard care. The care practice of mothers were observed before and three times after the intervention at a 1-day interval. The confidence level was 0.95.

Results: After intervention, there was a significant increase in the mothers' care practice in the intervention group and a significant difference between the two groups. The participatory care approach could enhance mothers' practice in providing care to the hospitalized children with AGE.

Keywords: diarrhoea; hospitalized children; patient care management; vomiting.

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The authors declared no conflict of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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