Community Based Rehabilitation Program for Adolescents and their Caregivers regarding Poisoning Suicidal Attempts.

Nagah  Abd- Elrazek, Asmaa; Sadek Abed El Hameed, Howyida; Fathy Mohy El-Deen, Hedya; Gamal El-Dein Ibraheim, Shimaa

doi:10.21608/jnsbu.2025.448849

Community Based Rehabilitation Program for Adolescents and their Caregivers regarding Poisoning Suicidal Attempts.

Authors

¹ Nursing Supervisor in Benha University hospitals

² Professor of Community Health Nursing- Faculty of Nursing, Benha University-Eygpt

³ Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing- Faculty of Nursing, Benha University-Eygpt.

10.21608/jnsbu.2025.448849

Abstract

Background: Suicide is defined as death caused by self-directed injurious behavior with intent to die as a result of the behavior. Poisoning is injury or death due to swallowing, inhaling, touching or injecting various drugs, chemicals, venoms or gases. The aim of this study was to evaluate effect of community based rehabilitation program on adolescents and their caregivers regarding poisoning suicidal attempts. Research Design: A Quasi-experimental research design was used. Setting: The study was conducted in Poisoning Control Unite at Benha University Hospitals. Subjects: A Convenience sample of 150 adolescents and their caregivers. Tools of data collection: Two tools were used Tool (1): (1) Structured interviewing questionnaire, consisted five parts: Personal characteristics data of adolescents, Socio-demographic data of caregivers, previous exposure to poisoning suicidal attempts, risk factors of poisoning suicidal attempts, knowledge of adolescents and their caregivers regarding poisoning suicidal attempts and reported practices of adolescents and their caregivers regarding poisoning suicidal attempts and Tool (2): Attitude of adolescents and their caregivers regarding poisoning suicidal attempts. Results: 13.3% of the studied adolescents had good total knowledge level pre implementation of rehabilitation program which increased to 65.3% in post program, 20% of the studied caregivers had good total knowledge level pre-program which increased to 64.7% in post program. Also, 24.7% of the studied adolescents had accepted practices pre-program, then this percentage increased to 72% in post program. 80.7% of the studied caregivers had unaccepted practices pre-program, then this percentage decreased to 21.3% in post program. 44% of the studied adolescents had positive attitude pre-program, then this percentage increased to 81.3% in post program. While, 85.3% of the studied caregivers had positive attitude pre-program, then this percentage increased to all of them in post program. Conclusion: Rehabilitation program improved adolescents and their caregivers' knowledge, attitude and reported practice regarding poisoning suicidal attempts. Recommendation: Health education program to caregiver about risk factors, early detection, first aids treatment regarding poisoning suicidal attempts.

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