The effects of implementing teaching programs to develop knowledge and responsibilities of caregivers attending to children with Thalassemia Sakaeo at the Crown Prince Hospital in Thailand
Keywords:
Thalassemia, Teaching Program, Knowledge, Care Behavior, CaregiverAbstract
Introduction: Thalassemia is a genetic disease caused by a blood disorder that is commonly found in Thailand and is a major public health problem of the country. Children with thalassemia need to be treated with blood transfusions, often causing patients to have an overload of iron.
Therefore, the caregivers’ treatment is important when supervising children.
Objectives: To plan a teaching program for caregivers tending to children with thalassemia, and compare their knowledge and behavior before and after attending the courses.
Method: A quasi-experimental research plan with a pre- and post-test group was conducted on a sample of 14 caregivers of children with thalassemia who were receiving regular blood transfusions. The 14 cases were from the Somdech Phra Yuppharat Hospital in Sa Kaeo, Thailand. The results from launching this teaching program were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Wilcoxon signed - rank test with a statistical significance at p ≤ 0.05.
Results: After receiving the teaching program, the caregivers had significantly higher scores on the appropriate knowledge and behavior of children with thalassemia (p = 0.001 and p = 0.020, respectively).
Conclusions: The teaching program on knowledge of thalassemia and advice before discharging patients can provide caregivers with better knowledge and behavior to care for their patients. Therefore, a systematic program of knowledge and advice on nursing about thalassemia should be implemented.
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