Nursing Intervention Program for Mothers Having Children with Atopic Dermatitis Related to Climate Change.

Mohammed Hassan Nass, Omnia; Sobhy Abd-Elaziz, Mahbouba; Elahmady Sarhan, Ahlam; Atta Mohammed, Wafaa

doi:10.21608/jnsbu.2025.448855

Nursing Intervention Program for Mothers Having Children with Atopic Dermatitis Related to Climate Change.

Authors

¹ Master Degree of Public Health Nursing

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

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

10.21608/jnsbu.2025.448855

Abstract

Background: Atopic dermatitis is a common chronic, non-contagious inflammatory skin disease affected by climate change. Aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of nursing intervention program for mothers having children with atopic dermatitis related to climate change. Design: A quasi-experimental research design. Setting: This study was conducted at Dermatology Clinic affiliated with Directorate of Health Affairs in Benha City. Subjects: A purposive sample of 100 mothers having children with atopic dermatitis throughout six months. Tools: Two tools were used in this study: (I): An interviewing questionnaire. (II): An observational checklist. Results: Showed that; 82.0% of studied mothers were married, 40.0% of them had three children, and 55.0% of them had enough monthly income. Also, 26.0% of studied children aged from 3 to less than 4 years, with mean age of 3.51±1.11, 57.0% of them were boys, and 66.0% of them were in nursery school. In addition to there were positive correlation between studied mothers' total knowledge score about atopic dermatitis related to climate change and their total practices score pre and post nursing intervention program. Conclusion: Less than one fifth of studied mothers had good total knowledge level about atopic dermatitis at pre-nursing intervention program, then this percentage increased to less than three quarters at post nursing intervention program, Also, less than half of the studied mothers had satisfactory level of total practices about atopic dermatitis related to climate change pre-nursing intervention program which was increased to majority post nursing intervention program. Recommendations: Continuous application of nursing intervention programs for mothers having children with atopic dermatitis related to climate change to enhance mothers' knowledge and practices.

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