EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME REGARDING ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER IN CHILDREN AMONG TEACHERS OF SELECTED PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN DISTRICT SRI MUKTSAR SAHIB, PUNJAB

Author Name: *Sukhdeep Kaur, **Dr.Ghanshyam Tak, ***Amandeep Kaur

Volume: 01 &  Issue:

Country: INDIA

DOI NO.: NA, DOI Link: http://doi-ds.org/doilink/08.2020-25662434/

Affiliation:

1. Nursing Tutor,State Institute of Nursing and Paramedical Sciences, Badal.
2. Assistant Professor, State Institute of Nursing and Paramedical Sciences, Badal.
3. Assistant Professor, State Institute of Nursing and Paramedical Sciences, Badal. 
   E-mail:tak.ghanshyam@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is one of the most commonly diagnosed psychiatric childhood disorders. Teachers play a major role in the identification and assessment of children’s academic and behavioural problems and make primary decision how to help them. The aim of the study is to assess the effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on knowledge regarding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in children among teachers in selected primary schools of district Sri Muktsar Sahib, Punjab. Quasi experimental, non-randomized control group design was used. Total 60 school teachers i.e. 30 in experimental group and 30 in control group were selected by non-probability convenience sampling technique from selected government primary schools of district Sri Muktsar Sahib, Punjab. Data was collected using structured knowledge questionnaire.In the control group, pretest knowledge score was 10.67and posttest knowledge score was11.7. The difference between pretest and posttest knowledge score was found statistically non-significant. In experimental group, pretest knowledge score was 11.63 and posttest knowledge score was18.65. Statistically significant difference in the mean pre-test and post-test knowledge of school teachers regarding ADHD in children in the experiment group structured teaching programme is effective in improving the knowledge of school teachers. So there is need to update the knowledge of school teachers through in-service training programmes and school health programmes.

Key words: Structured teaching, Hyperactivity Disorder, Primary Schools.