Instructional Guidelines For Enhancing Mothers Awareness And Promoting Wellness Of Children Having Short Stature

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1 Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing - Ain Shams University, Egypt

2 Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing - Helwan University, Egypt

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Background: Lowered immunity, inadequate nutrition, and reduced scholarly achievement can lead to suboptimal health outcomes for children of smaller stature, which may consequently hinder their physiological development. Aim: This study aimed to assess the effect of instructional guidelines on enhancing mothers' awareness and promoting the wellness of children having short stature. Design: A quasi-experimental design was employed. Setting: The study was conducted at the outpatient Endocrinology Clinic affiliated with Ain Shams University Hospital. Sample: A purposive sample composed of 50 mothers with their children diagnosed with short stature. Tools: Four tools were used in this study: Tool one: An interview questionnaire, which consisted of the following: Part I: Characteristics of mothers. Part 2: Characteristics of children. Part 3: Mothers' knowledge regarding Short Stature. Tool two: Mothers' reported practices related to managing short stature. Tool three: Mothers' attitude Likert Scale. Tool four: Children overall wellness scale Results: The study finding revealed that, 88%, 75% and 80% of the mothers had satisfactory knowledge, adequate practice and positive attitude respectively at post instructional guidelines compared with 94%, 86% and 75% had unsatisfactory knowledge, inadequate practice and negative attitude respectively at pre instructional guidelines. Conclusion: The implementation of instructional guidelines improves the mothers' studied knowledge, adequate reported practices, and positive attitude. Moreover, high children's overall wellness. Also, there was a positive correlation between the mothers' knowledge, adequate reported practices, and positive attitudes about short stature.  Recommendations: Incorporating stress management training for the mother and their children to manage the psychological challenge faced by children with short stature. Additionally, conducting similar studies with larger and more diverse populations is recommended to validate and generalize the findings.

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Volume 16, Issue 1
March 2025
Pages 1158-1175

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