@article{ajnr2018655,
author={{Abolwafa, Nagat F. and Hossein, Yosria El-Sayed},
title={Effect of Educational Program on Knowledge and Health Care Practices about Nephrotic Syndrome among Mothers of Pre-School Children},
journal={American Journal of Nursing Research},
volume={6},
number={5},
pages={244--252},
year={2018},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajnr/6/5/5},
issn={2378-5586},
abstract={<b>Background:</b><b> </b>Nephrotic syndrome is a clinical state that is common in preschool children includes massive proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, hyperlipemia, and edema. Mothers are the primary care giver; if they have adequate knowledge and awareness about therapeutic facilities to treat children from nephrotic syndrome through educational program. <b>The aim of the study</b>: to evaluate the effect of educational program on knowledge and health care practices about nephrotic syndrome among mothers of pre-school children.<b> </b><b>Design</b>: pretest-posttest design was utilized to conduct this study. <b>Setting</b>: The study conducted in pediatric word at Minia University Hospital for Obstetrics and Pediatrics <b>Sample</b>: 50 mothers of pre-school children about nephrotic syndrome. <b>Tools: </b>Pre-designed questionnaire sheet, sheet about reported practices and Educational program. <b>Results:</b> Result of this study showed significant improvement in mothers knowledge and health care practices about nephrotic syndrome in post/test. <b>Conclusion: </b>After program implementation there was remarkable improvement of mothers knowledge and health care practices about nephrotic syndrome. <b>Recommendations:</b> A developed program should be applied and repeat again in the same study setting.},
doi={10.12691/ajnr-6-5-5}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}