Factors predicting parental behaviors for the prevention of recurrence of respiratory infections in children under six years of age
Keywords:
prevention of recurrence, respiratory infection, predicting factors, parent’s behaviorsAbstract
The research aimed to investigate factors predicting parents’ behaviors for the prevention of recurrence of respiratory infections in children under six years of age. Sample were 96 parents of children who had admitted in pediatric wards of a provincial hospital in Northern region, selected by purposive sampling. Research instruments divided into two parts: part 1 consisted of a demographic questionnaire and a parents’ behaviors in prevention of recurrence of respiratory infection in children under six years; part 2 consisted of questionnaires for perceived severity of the disease, perceived self-efficacy, information obtaining, and social supporting. The period of data collection was six months. Validity and reliability tests obtained content validity index of .85 and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of .84. Statistics used to analyze data included frequency, percentage, mean, Pearson’s correlation, and stepwise multiple regression analysis.
The results showed that factor predicting parental behaviors for the prevention of recurrence of respiratory infections in children under six years of age at significant level of .01 (p-value=.001) were perceived self-efficacy (β=.260), perceived disease severity (β=.254), information obtaining (β=.179), and social supporting (β=.171) respectively; which could predict parental behaviors for the prevention of recurrence of respiratory infections in children under six years of age at 31.70 percent (R2=0.317).
The research findings indicated that nurses and health care providers should promote perceived self-efficacy, perceived disease severity, provision of information, and social support; as part of activities in parents’ behaviors promoting program for prevention of recurrence of respiratory infections in children under six years old.
References
Wilmott R, Boat T, Bush A, Chernick V, Deterding R, Ratjen F. Kendig and Chernick’s disorders of the respiratory tract in children. 8th ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier Health Sciences;2012.
Burns CE, Dunn AM, Brady MA, Starr NB. Pediatric primary care. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier; 2013.
Colon PM. The child with respiratory dysfunction. In: Hockenberry MJ, Wilson D, Rodgers CC, editors, Wong’s essentials of pediatric nursing. St. Louis: Missouri; 2017:p.636-85.
Yousif TI, Elnazir B. Education and practice approach to a child with recurrent pneumonia. Sudanese journal of pediatric 2015;15:71-9.
Health Information System Development Office. Thai health state. Bangkok: Amarin Printing; 2020. (in Thai)
Supreeyaporn S, Aree P, Lamchang S. Factors related to caring behaviors among caregivers of children with recurrent pneumonia. Nursing Journal 2021;48(4):146-59. (in Thai)
Huang CY, Chang L, Liu CC, Huang YC, Chang LY, Alliance TP. Risk factors of progressive community-acquired pneumonia in hospitalized children: A prospective study. Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection 2015;48(1):36-42.
Aree P, Cheychid S, Heebngern B, Sornmyura P. Factors related to care behaviors for children with pneumonia of caregivers in district 5 hospitals, Ministry of Public Health. Journal of Nursing and Health 2019;13(4):150-64. (in Thai)
Jaide C, Santati S, Kongsaktrakul C. Factors related to child care workers’ behavior in prevention of acute respiratory infection in child care centers. Rama Nurs J 2012;18(3):389-403. (in Thai)
Green LW, Gielen AC, Ottoson JM, Peterson DV, Kreuter MW. Health program planning, implementation, and evaluation: Creating behavioral, environmental and policy change. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press; 2022.
Laemthaisong J, Toonsiri C, HomsinP. Factor influencing on preventive behaviors of respiratory tract infections among caregivers of preschool aged children in childcare center, Bangkok metropolitan administration. Journal of Public Health Nursing 2019;33(1): 1-19. (in Thai)
Kaewsuk C, Pongjaturawit Y, Nujjaree, Chaimongkol N. Factors associated with maternal behavior in prevention of acute respiratory infection in preschool children. The Journal of Faculty of Nursing Burapha University 2016;24(4):54-64. (in Thai)
Srikotr A, Jintrawet U, Mesukko J. Factors predicting care behaviors of caregivers to preventing respiratory tract infection in children with congenital heart disease. Nursing Journal 2018;45(4):14-25. (in Thai)
Faul F, Erdfelder E, Lang A-G, Buchner A. G*Power 3: A flexible statistical power analysis program for the social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences. Behavior Research Methods 2007;39:175-91.
Cohen J. Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences. South Glamorgan: Routledge Academic; 2013.
Srisaard B. Basic research. 10th ed. Bangkok: Suweereyasan; 2017. (in Thai)
Kaewsuk C, Pongjaturawit Y, Nujjaree, Chaimongkol N. Factors associated with maternal behavior in prevention of acute respiratory infection in preschool children. The Journal of Faculty of Nursing Burapha University 2016;24(4):54-64. (in Thai)
Disease Control Division Ministry of Public Health. Implementation manual for integrated immunization operations team. General Communicable Disease Control Division Department of DiseaseControl; 2023. (in Thai)
Pongjaturawit Y, Sarapat P, Chaimongkol N. Experiences of caregivers in prevention of acute respiratory infection in preschool children. Nursing Journal of the Ministry of Public Health 2021;30(3):96-109. (in Thai)
Sanyod V, Yathongchai W. Factors related to parental perceived self-efficacy in caring for hospitalized children with lower respiratory tract infection. Journal of Nursing and Health Care 2020;38(3):32-40. (in Thai)
Miller L, Richard M, Krmpotic K, Kennedy A, Seabrook J, Slumkoski C, et al. Parental presence at the bedside of critically ill children in the pediatric intensive care unit: A scoping review. European Journal of Pediatrics 2022;181:823-31.
Naksrisang W. The effect of a supportive-educative nursing program on maternal behavior in care for children with acute respiratory infection. Journal of Prachomklao College of Nursing, Phetchaburi Province 2021;4(1):82-98. (in Thai)
Thajai S, Lanchang S, Chotibang J. Parent participation in preventing infection among pediatric patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and related factors. Nursing Journal 2014;41(4):83-94. (in Thai)
Norjan W, Pumiapiradee W, Nawsuwan K. The effects of a teaching program on knowledge among pediatric caregivers and the recurrence rate of pneumonia in a pediatric clinic, Narathiwat Ratchanakarin Hospital. Journal of Nursing and Public Health Research 2022;2(2):1-11. (in Thai)
Songthip S, Sanasuttipun W, Srichantaranit A. The effects of supportive-educative nursing system program on knowledge and behaviors of mothers of children with acyanotic congenital heart disease aged 0-2 years. Thai Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Nursing 2015;26(2):25-38. (in Thai)
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2023 Journal of Nursing Science and Health
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
The Journal of Nursing Science and Health is copyright holder of published articles. Distributions of articles published in Journal of Nursing Science and Health including online, photocopying which is not for teaching-learning purpose, publication submission elsewhere are prohibited except obtaining permission from the Journal of Nursing Science and Health.
