Effectiveness of Interventional Program on Mothers' Practices about Using of Nebulizer Therapy for their Children with Asthma

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed at evaluating the mothers practices about using nebulizer therapy of their children with asthma, determining the effectiveness of the program on mothers practices and to identify relationship between the sociodemographic and mothers practices about using nebulizer therapy for their children with asthma

Methodology:  Quasi-experimental (pre-test and post-test) design for two group( study group and control group) was carried out at Ibn-Albaladi children and maternal hospital, Central Pediatric Teaching Hospital, Al-Elwyia Pediatric Teaching Hospital and Welfare Pediatric Teaching Hospital in Baghdad City for period 30 November 2022 to 30 April 202. Non –probability (Purposive sample) of 50 mothers participant for their children with asthma classified in two groups (25) mother study group and (25) mother for control group . The study tools has been designed and constructed based on books, literature review and studies related to subject. Panels of (10 experts) have experience in their pediatric field to determine the validity of instrument and clarity and adequacy of information about subject. The reliability of the present study  is employed for the determination of the study instrument’s   adequacy. Cronbach   alpha correlation   coefficient  is computed   on responses of (10)  mothers of children with asthma was admitted  in the medical ward  at  the Pediatric Teaching Hospital ,this computation   indicates  that  the  correlation coefficient is approving  that the instrument is adequately reliable measure for the phenomenon underlying the present study. Data were collected through utilization of the study instrument and application interview and application the program after them. Description and inferential statistics was employed to analyze the present study.

Results: Analysis of the present study data indicates the most mothers in study have moderate level of evaluation related to practices about using of nebulizer therapy for their children with asthma in pre- test in both groups 15(60%) for the study group and 21(84%) of control group, with arithmetic mean and standard division (1.94+ 0.528), (2.02+ 0.0.290) respectively. The results after application of interventional program shows better improvement in the study group than control group for all items related to mothers practices about using of nebulizer therapy for their children with asthma.

Conclusion: The present study concluded that the application of the intervention program to all ages , educational level and marital status and occupation of mothers to improve the practices about the using of nebulizer therapy for their children with asthma.

Recommendation: It is possible to expand the knowledge and practices of mothers by giving them through lectures during admission  to the medical unit, or booklets or through social media about how to use the nebulizer therapy and its benefit for a child with asthma to improve mothers practices toward nebulizer therapy.