الفهرس 
Over view about PneumoniaOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
Abstract
* AmiraAhmed Ali Hassan , ** Seham Guirguis Ragheb, *** AsmaaTalaat Mohamed
* Nursing master Student , ** Professor of Community Health Nursing, ***Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing , Ain Shams University
Abstract
The crucial role of parents in home-based treatment and educational programs dedicated for them have to ensure that parents have a clear or better understanding of the importance of pneumonia and its treatment course, and are convinced of treatment efficacy. Aim: assess parents’ care for preschool children with pneumonia. Research design: A descriptive design was used in this study. Setting: pediatric outpatient clinic at the Nasser Institute Hospital for Research and Treatment, Cairo, Egypt. Sample: A purposive sample composed of 135 children diagnosed with pneumonia and their parents. Tools: First tool, an interviewing questionnaire designed by the investigator to assess a) socio-demographic data of children, b) socio-demographic data of parents, C) parent’s knowledge, D) parent’s reported practice. E) child health problems and needs. Second tool, consisted of a) Child medical record data, b) Physical examination tool. Results: More than half of the studied parents had unsatisfactory knowledge (52.6%). More than half of the studied parents had not done practice(57.8 %). More than two thirds of the studied children had health problems (63.7%). More than half of the studied children had achieved needs (56.3%). Conclusion: There was a highly statistically significant relation between the studied parents demographic characteristics (age, education level and occupation) and their knowledge. There was a statistically significant relation between the studied parents demographic characteristics (age, education level and occupation) and their practice. There was a positive correlation between total knowledge and total practice. Recommendations: Further research studies are needed for ongoing education of parents including large sample for generalization of results.
Keywords: Pneumonia – Preschool Children - Parents’ Care