Effect of Educational Program on Nurses’ Perception and Family Empowerment regarding Children Undergoing Radiotherapy

Mohamed Hassan, Yara; El Said Abo El Saad, Fawzia; Gharib Spaaq, Amal; Nabawy Elaasar, Hanan

doi:10.21608/jnsbu.2022.244496

Effect of Educational Program on Nurses’ Perception and Family Empowerment regarding Children Undergoing Radiotherapy

Document Type : Scientific peer reviewed journal

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¹ M.Sc. (2016) Nursing, Faculty of Nursing - Benha University, Egypt

² Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing – Mansora University, Egypt

³ Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing - Benha University, Egypt

10.21608/jnsbu.2022.244496

Abstract

Background: Radiotherapy is noninvasive modalities treatment that used to treat cancer in
children. Nurses’ perception is a golden role during care of children undergoing radiotherapy.
Aim of ths study: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of educational program on nurses’
perception and family empowerment regarding children undergoing radiotherapy. Research
design: A quasi-experimental design was utilized to conduct this study. Setting: The study was
conducted at the Radiology department at Sednawy Hospital affiliated to Zagazig University
Hospital. Subject: 1- A convenient sample of 45 nurses working at previous setting and purposive
sample of 30 families who accompanied the children. Tools: Two tools were used to collect data:
(I) Nurses' Perception Structured Questionnaire included two parts: characteristics of the studied
nurses& nurses’ perception. (II) Family empowerment scale included four parts: characteristics of
the studied families, characteristics of the studied children, medical history of the studied children
and family empowerment scale. Results: There were a highly statistically significant differences in
nurses’ total perception level, a highly statistically significant differences in total family
empowerment scale, a highly statistically significant relation between total nurses, perception level
and their characteristics, a highly statistically significant relation relation between studied parents
and total family empowerment scale level and a highly statistical positive significant correlation
between total nurses’ perception level and total family empowerment scale level. Conclusion: The
educational program had a significant positive effect in improving nurses’ perception and family
empowerment regarding children undergoing radiotherapy. Recommendations: Dissimination of
simplified and comprehensive Arabic guided pictures booklet about radiotherapy and family
empowerment must be available in all pediatric radiology and oncology departments and distributed
for each newly admitted child diagnosed with cancer and undergoing radiotherapy.

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