Effect of Bite-Sized Teaching Sessions on Parent’s Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding Febrile Seizures in Children

Abstract

Background: Febrile seizures are benign neurological disorders in children under the age of five and often make parents distressed and frightened leading to a relevant reduction in the quality of care. Aim: This study aimed to examine the effect of bite-sized teaching sessions on parents' knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding febrile seizures in children under five. Setting: The study was carried out over a period of six months from May to October 2021 in the Pediatric department at Governmental hospital, El Menoufia Governorate, Egypt. The study adopts a quasi-experimental research design to perform this study on 80 parents of children with febrile seizures from the age of 6 months to 5 years old and selected by convenience sampling technique. Two tools were used for gathering data. First tool: A structured interviewing questionnaire sheet. The second tool: An observational checklist to evaluate the parents' practice for first-aid management of febrile convulsion. Results: Findings of the current study indicate statistically significant differences between pre and post-tests regarding parents' knowledge and care practices for children with febrile convulsion at 5% and 1% levels of statistical significance. Conclusion: There was a marked improvement in parents' knowledge, attitude, and practice post-implementation of the bitesized teaching program. Recommendation: Continuous bite-sized teaching sessions should be scheduled regularly for parents in the Pediatric Units to reinforce the quality of care and improve children's outcomes.

Percepcija roditelja o febrilnim konvulzijama u djece

“…In conversation with parents during this study, it was found that mostly mothers were first to help the child, while fathers were the ones who called emergency medical services. In several studies, 100% of the respondents called for emergency medical services (22,23). The statement "I put a hard object in child's mouth" is also noteworthy as it was answered negatively by all but two respondents.…”

“…In the study conducted in 2020 by Sayed, all parents placed their child on a soft and safe surface. Most respondents (86.7%) noticed the symptoms and followed the duration of the seizure, and 93.3% of them did not try to restrain the child during the seizure (22). During a seizure, the child should be restrained, i.e., involuntary movements of the extremities should be prevented to avoid selfharm and mitigate the risk of injury to others in the immediate surrounding.…”

Pengaruh Pendidikan Kesehatan Tentang Kejang Demam Terhadap Peningkatan Keterampilan Ibu Dalam Memberikan Pertolongan Pertama Pada Anak Kejang Demam Di Desa Blukon Kabupaten Lumajang

“…Telah dilaporkan bahwa 25-35% anak seluruh wilayah dunia pernah dirawat di unit gawat darurat pediatrik dengan demam dan kejang demam (Kausar dkk., 2020). Hasil penelitian lain menyebutkan bahwa lebih dari 60% anak-anak pernah mengalami episode demam sebelum usia lima tahun di negara berkembang (Sayed, 2020). Prevalensi kejang demam pada anak di Indonesia dilaporkan mengalami peningkatan dari 3,5% pada tahun 2013 menjadi 5% pada tahun 2021.…”

Effect of the virtual training program for managing fever and seizures on the stress of mothers of children with febrile seizures

“…Also, parents' fear and stress can make child care difficult (8). Excessive fear and emotional damage of parents due to lack of awareness, causing excessive protection of the child, restrictions on the child's activities, sleep disorders, or other functional disorders (9,10). The reason for parents' fear and worry is largely because they do not know what is happening, how dangerous the seizure is, and what can be done about it (5).…”