A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE OF MOTHERS REGARDING MANAGEMENT OF EPILEPSY IN CHILDREN

Author Name: Balbir Yadav

Volume: 01 &  Issue:

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: http://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/11.2020-85917664/

Affiliation:

1. Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Nursing, Govt. College of Nursing, Safidon, Jind, Haryana, India

ABSTRACT

Epilepsy was a neurological disorder which was quiet complex and epilepsy – related seizures can differ widely in terms of severity and in parts of the brain affected. Often, individual with epilepsy have other co-existing health conditions that can significantly affect person’s health as well as emotional, psychological and social well-being. Parents responsibility is to take care of certain specific biological and psychological must make sure the survival and healthy development of the kid, future adult and also to take care of optimum health of the children to enjoy their childhood. A pre-experimental with one group pre-test and post-test research design was used in this study. Convenient sampling technique was used to select the sample and the sample size was 60 mothers of areas of kharar. Data were collected by using structured interview schedule. Analysis was done by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Result showed that out of 60 samples the pre test Mean score of mothers was 13.5 (SD= 2.487) and post test mean score was 26.02 (SD= 5.720). The comparison of pre and post test knowledge of mothers reveals that the improvement mean was (12.52) with Standard deviation (3.233). The calculated’ test value was (29.982) which was found greater than the table values (2.045). There for the hypothesis H1 was accepted”. No significant relationship was found in between the post test knowledge scores of mothers regarding management of epilepsy in children with age, religion, mother’s education, mother’s occupation, and residential areas, type of family, family monthly income and sources of information with post test knowledge scores of mothers regarding management of epilepsy in children.

Key words: Knowledge, structured teaching programme, Effectiveness, epilepsy