Efficacy of Parental Pedagogy Program to Improve Mothers' Knowledge and Attitudes about Bronchial Asthma

Abstract

Background: One of the most prevalent chronic respiratory illnesses in children, asthma is becoming a global health concern. It is the main reason for absences from school and the third most common reason for hospitalization in children under the age of 15. Parents, who serve as the patient's main caregiver, are crucial to the disease's management. As a result, the goal of this study is to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of parents of asthmatic children in order to change them through parental education. Methods: The One group Pretest - Posttest research design is an adaptation of a quantitative research approach. 50 mothers of children with asthma who were being treated in the pediatric medical ward at the Institute of Child Health in Egmore, Chennai, participated in the study., who were chosen using the purposeful sampling method. Pre-testing was done using a structured interview questionnaire to gauge knowledge, and a four-point Likert scale to evaluate attitude, before the mother was tested and educated regarding bronchial asthma through the PowerPoint slides and information pamphlets were distributed. About 5 days later, the post test was performed. Results: The results show that majority of mothers had inadequate knowledge and negative attitude during pre-test and adequate knowledge and positive attitude was gained after Parental pedagogy Program. The enhancement could be statistically tested using a paired t test, which revealed statistical significance at a p-value of 0.001 for the improvement.  Conclusion: It demonstrates that the Parental Pedagogy Program was successful in raising the level of knowledge and attitude among mothers of asthmatic children.