Thida Kaewlao. The effects of a supportive-educative nursing system on maternal caregiving behaviors and severity of asthma in young asthmatic children. Master's Degree(Pediatric Nursing ). Mahidol University. : Mahidol University, 2008.
The effects of a supportive-educative nursing system on maternal caregiving behaviors and severity of asthma in young asthmatic children
Abstract:
The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to determine the effects of a
supportive-educative nursing system on maternal caregiving behavior as well as the
effects of more educated maternal behavior on the severity of asthma in their children.
The purposive sample focused on 66 mothers of asthmatic children (ages 1-5) who
brought their children to be examined at the pediatric examination room of the
Division of Pediatric Medicine at Bhumibol Adulayadej Hospital, Directorate of
Medical Services of the Royal Thai Air Force, from January to June 2008. The
mothers were divided into control and experimental groups with 33 cases in each
group. The control group received only the usual care, whereas the experimental group
received the supportive-educative nursing system and the usual care. Data were
collected by using a maternal caregiving behavior questionnaire, and a Pediatric
Asthma Caregiver Diary (PACD). The data were analyzed with the SPSS/FW program
in descriptive statistics and comparison of posttest scores concerning maternal
caregiving behavior and severity of asthma scores between the control and
experimental groups by Independent t-test.
The study found that the posttest mean scores of maternal caregiving behaviors
in the experimental group were higher than those in the control group, with a
statistically significant difference (p=.000). The posttest mean scores of the severity of
asthma in the experimental group was lower than those in the control group, with a
statistically significant difference (p=.000)
The findings of the study indicated that a supportive-educative nursing system
can affect maternal caregiving behavior and consequently the severity of asthma in
their children.