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Effect of Psychological Empowerment Program on Feeling of Burden and Self-efficacy among Mothers of Children with Epilepsy

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Background: Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders affecting children. Mothers  are a primary caregivers of those children, they  suffer from several psychological challenges in the form of low self-efficacy and a sense of burden. Aim of this study: was investigate effect of psychological empowerment program on feeling of burden and self-efficacy among mothers of those children. Research Design: A quasi-experimental design was utilized in this study (one group pre/post-test). Setting: The study was carried out at outpatient clinic for epilepsy at Psychiatric/Mental Health Hospital, Benha City, Qalyubia Governorate. Subject: 40 convenience mothers having children with epilepsy was constitute subject of study.  Tools: Three tools were used: Structured Self-administered Questionnaire included socio-demographic data of mothers and demographic data and medical history of their children, The Zarit Burden Interview, and Revised Scale for Caregiving Self-Efficacy. Results: More than half of mothers have severe level of burden pre-program implementation, this percentage improve after implementation of program to become mild burden presented by two thirds of mothers.  For self-efficacy, less than two thirds of mothers had low self-efficacy before program implementation, while almost three quarters of them have high self-efficacy post program implementation. Also, there is a highly statistically significant negative correlation between total burden and total self-efficacy among the studied mothers post program implementation. Conclusion: The psychological empowerment program has a positive effect on reducing feeling of burden and improving self-efficacy among mothers of children with epilepsy. Recommendations: Psycho-educational program should be part of care provided to mothers with epileptic children to promote their self-efficacy and decrease burden of them.

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10.21608/ejnsr.2024.334342

Keywords

Burden, Empowerment program, Epilepsy, Mothers of children, Self-Efficacy

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Mona

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Barakat

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Mohamed Abdel Aziz

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Assistant Professors of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University , Egypt.

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mona.barakat@fnur.bu.edu.eg

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Shimaa

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Mohamed

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Saied Adam

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Assistant Professors of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, Egypt.

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Fathyea

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Shams Eldin

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Abdallah

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Lecturer of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt.

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fathya.ahmed@fnur.bu.edu.eg

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4

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2

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45263

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2024-01-01

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2023-12-03

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2024-01-01

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159

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178

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2682-4574

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International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research

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https://ejnsr.journals.ekb.eg/

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Effect of Psychological Empowerment Program on Feeling of Burden and Self-efficacy among Mothers of Children with Epilepsy

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25 Dec 2024