Assessment of Mother's Knowledge and Practices Regarding their Children with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

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PEdiatric health Nursing, faculty of nursing , El-fayoum university, Eygpt, El fayoum

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Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus is a long-term autoimmune disease characterized by multiple organs damage resulting in potentially life threatening complications. Aims: This study was aimed to assess mother's knowledge and practices regarding their children with systemic lupus erythematosus. Research design: A descriptive research design was utilized in this study. Setting: This study conducted at Allergy and Immunity Out-Patient Clinic in Pediatric Hospital affiliated to Ain Shams University Hospitals. Subjects: A purposive sample composed of 120 mothers accompanying their children with systematic lupus erythematosus. Tools of data collection: Three tools were used; a structured interviewing questionnaire, lupus awareness's quiz, and structured observational checklist. Results: The studied mothers x ̅ ± SD were 39.62 ±5.86 years, while x ̅ ± SD for the studied children were 14.33 ± 2.93 years. Also, there was a statistically significant differences between mother's total knowledge level and their educational level with p < 0.05 and there was a highly statistical significant difference between mother's total practices and their educational level with p < 0.001. Conclusion: The majority of the studied mothers had unsatisfactory knowledge and incomplete practices regarding systemic lupus erythematosus. Recommendations: Continuous educational program for mothers having children with systemic lupus erythematosus to increase their knowledge and practices regarding care of their children.

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Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice
Volume 1, Issue 2
December 2022
Pages 111-128

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