Assessment of Mothers' knowledge and Practice regarding Sleeping Disorders among their Children Suffering from Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder

Ahmed Abd El Aleam, Nesma; Salah Ismail, Safaa; Elsyed Hassan, Salma

doi:10.21608/ejhc.2021.195792

Assessment of Mothers' knowledge and Practice regarding Sleeping Disorders among their Children Suffering from Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Administrator of pediatric health nursing,Fayoum University

² Professor of pediatric health nursing, Helwan University

³ Professor of pediatric health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing , Ain Shams University

10.21608/ejhc.2021.195792

Abstract

Background: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common neurobiological
and psychiatric disorder in children, however it’s a developmental disorder that affects behavior,
attention, and learning of children. Aim of the study: This study aimed to assess mothers
knowledge and practice regarding sleeping disorders among their children suffering from attention
deficit hyperactive disorder.Research design: A descriptive design was used to conduct this
study.Setting: The study was carried out at the out-patient clinics in pediatric university hospital and
psychiatric center affiliated to Elfayoum University Hospital. Study subjects: A purposive sample
consisted of eighty-one children and their accompanying mothers suffering from attention deficit
hyperactive disorder, who attended the previously mentioned settings over six month period. Tools
of the study involved an interviewing questionnaire; to assess sleeping disorders for children with
ADHD. Results: the majority of studied children were males and less than one fifth of of studied
children had usually sleeping disorder, less than half of them had sometimes sleeping disorder, while
more than one third of them had rarely sleeping disorders. Consequently, almost less than two
quartersof studied mothers had unsatisfactory knowledge about ADHD and sleep disorder
conclusion
: the current study concluded that less than two quarters of mothers had unsatisfactory
knowledge
about ADHD and sleeping disorders , also it was cleared that the studied sample had
adequate reported practices about sleeping disorders in addition to there were statistically
significant differences between studied mother's characteristics and their total knowledge and
practices Recommendations: the study recommended that Establish specialized centers for follow
up of children with special needs and their families.

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