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The effect of storytelling and painting on children's fear level and parental health care satisfaction in children aged 3–6 years administered inhaler medication: Randomized controlled study

IF 2.1 4区医学

Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families Pub Date : 2025-04-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2025.04.014

Nuray Macuncu , Melahat Akgun Kostak

{"title":"The effect of storytelling and painting on children's fear level and parental health care satisfaction in children aged 3–6 years administered inhaler medication: Randomized controlled study","authors":"Nuray Macuncu , Melahat Akgun Kostak","doi":"10.1016/j.pedn.2025.04.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedn.2025.04.014","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>The aim of this study was to determine the effect of storytelling and painting on children's fear level and parental health care satisfaction in children aged 3–6 years receiving inhaler medication.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The randomized controlled study was conducted between 15.09.2023–20.01.2024 with 99 children aged 3–6 years and their parents who were hospitalized in the Pediatrics Clinic of a state hospital and who received inhaler medication with a mask for the first time. Information Form, Child Fear Scale (CFS), Children's Emotional Manifestation Scale (CEMS), PedsQL Health Care Satisfaction Scale (PHSS) were used for data collection.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The mean scores of the CFS and CEMS during inhaler medication administration of the children in the storytelling and painting group were found to be lower than the children in the control group (<em>p</em> < 0.001). The mean scores of the CFS and the CEMS during inhaler medication administration were found to be lower in the storytelling and painting groups than before the procedure (<em>p</em> < 0.001). It was determined that the mean scores of the PHSS of the parents in the painting and storytelling group were higher than those of the parents in the control group (<em>p</em> < 0.001).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>It was found that storytelling and painting during inhaler medication administration in children aged 3–6 years decreased children's fear levels, negative emotional indicators while parents' satisfaction levels were higher compared to those receiving standard care.</div></div><div><h3>Practice implications</h3><div>It is recommended to use storytelling and painting, which are easy, inexpensive, effective methods during inhaler medication administration with mask in children.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families","volume":"83 ","pages":"Pages 55-62"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143874158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The effect of lavender oil on anxiety before endoscopy in children: A randomized controlled trial

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Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families Pub Date : 2025-04-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2025.04.025

Ayla İrem Aydın , Doğukan Reis , Hanife Ayşegül Arsoy , Zeliha Demirtaş

{"title":"The effect of lavender oil on anxiety before endoscopy in children: A randomized controlled trial","authors":"Ayla İrem Aydın , Doğukan Reis , Hanife Ayşegül Arsoy , Zeliha Demirtaş","doi":"10.1016/j.pedn.2025.04.025","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedn.2025.04.025","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of lavender oil on anxiety before endoscopy in children.</div></div><div><h3>Design and methods</h3><div>This study was a randomized controlled experimental study. The study population consisted of patients aged 9–12 years who were about to undergo endoscopy in a tertiary center. The study sample consisted of 66 children (intervention = 22; placebo = 22; control = 22). Data were collected using a randomized controlled trial with the Sociodemographic Data Collection Form prepared by the researcher and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAIC) scale.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The STAIC state and trait anxiety states of the participants were compared between the groups and no statistically significant difference was found in terms of STAIC trait anxiety scores (<em>p</em> > 0.05). When the STAIC state anxiety scores were compared, it was found that participants in the intervention group had a statistically significantly lower state anxiety score (<em>p</em> < 0.05).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Lavender oil inhalation was effective in reducing pre-procedural anxiety in children.</div></div><div><h3>Application to practice</h3><div>Healthcare professionals can use lavender oil as an aromatherapy method to reduce children's anxiety in clinical settings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families","volume":"83 ","pages":"Pages 63-68"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143877531","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The relationship between parental beliefs about child television viewing and their health literacy

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Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families Pub Date : 2025-04-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2025.04.021

Pınar Bekar , Duygu Altuntaş , Emine Efe

{"title":"The relationship between parental beliefs about child television viewing and their health literacy","authors":"Pınar Bekar , Duygu Altuntaş , Emine Efe","doi":"10.1016/j.pedn.2025.04.021","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedn.2025.04.021","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>This study aimed to examine the relationship between parental beliefs about child television viewing and their health literacy.</div></div><div><h3>Design and methods</h3><div>A descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted between April 2023 and May 2024, with a sample of 152 parents. Data were collected using the Descriptive Information Form, the Beliefs About Child TV Viewing Scale, and the Health Literacy Scale (HLS).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The children's average duration of TV watching per day was 1.82 ± 1.25 h. The parents's average duration of TV watching per day was 1.93 ± 2.08 h. A significant negative relationship was found between the HLS total score and positive sleep-related beliefs subscale score and positive functional beliefs subscale score, while a significant positive correlation was found between the HLS total score and negative general beliefs subscale score.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>In our study, it was found that as parents' total health literacy scores increased, their belief levels that their children's television watching would help them sleep and that it would positively affect their children's behavior decreased, while their belief levels in the negative consequences of television watching increased.</div></div><div><h3>Practice implications</h3><div>It is thought that the study results can guide the development of future interventions to increase parents' health literacy levels and awareness of parenting beliefs regarding their children's television watching.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families","volume":"83 ","pages":"Pages 47-54"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143874155","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Understanding the perceptions, behavior, and attitudes of healthcare professionals, hospitalized children, and their parents toward hospital play services: A mixed-methods approach

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Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families Pub Date : 2025-04-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2025.04.024

William Ho Cheung Li PhD, RN , Oi Kwan Joyce Chung PhD, RN , Hong Chen PhD, RN , Sarah Xiao PhD, RN

{"title":"Understanding the perceptions, behavior, and attitudes of healthcare professionals, hospitalized children, and their parents toward hospital play services: A mixed-methods approach","authors":"William Ho Cheung Li PhD, RN , Oi Kwan Joyce Chung PhD, RN , Hong Chen PhD, RN , Sarah Xiao PhD, RN","doi":"10.1016/j.pedn.2025.04.024","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedn.2025.04.024","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>This study examined the perceptions, behavior, and attitudes of healthcare professionals, hospitalized children and their parents toward hospital play services.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A two-phase mixed-methods study was conducted in Hong Kong. In phase one, a cross-sectional survey was administered to 182 healthcare professionals working with hospitalized pediatric patients. In phase two, qualitative interviews were conducted with 20 healthcare professionals, 15 hospitalized children, and 14 parents.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Most healthcare professionals valued hospital play services. They believed that hospital play specialists (HPS) could alleviate their workload, especially given the shortage of healthcare professionals. Hospitalized children and their parents reported that HPS help with stress coping and mood improvement, built excellent relationships with children, and facilitated communications between children and healthcare professionals.</div></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><div>The findings highlight the importance of play services and HPS in pediatric units to enhance healthcare for hospitalized children. The results provide implications for hospital authority to implement supportive measures.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families","volume":"83 ","pages":"Pages 38-46"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143874170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Gynecomastia and adolescence: Psychological effects of social appearance anxiety and peer bullying 妇科炎症与青春期：社交外貌焦虑和同伴欺凌的心理影响

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Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families Pub Date : 2025-04-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2025.04.017

Cansu Mercan Isik , Masum Ozturk , Aslı Bestas

{"title":"Gynecomastia and adolescence: Psychological effects of social appearance anxiety and peer bullying","authors":"Cansu Mercan Isik , Masum Ozturk , Aslı Bestas","doi":"10.1016/j.pedn.2025.04.017","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedn.2025.04.017","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of peer bullying in adolescents diagnosed with gynecomastia and its effect on depression and anxiety levels. In addition, the study aimed to compare the social appearance anxiety and self-esteem levels of these adolescents with a control group.</div></div><div><h3>Design and methods</h3><div>53 adolescents (11-18 years) with gynecomastia and a control group of 53 healthy adolescents without chronic medical or psychiatric disorders were assessed using peer victimization, social anxiety, self-esteem, and depression/anxiety scales following ethical approval.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The gynecomastia group had significantly higher DSM-5 Anxiety (<em>p</em> < 0.001), DSM-5 Depression (p < 0.001), and SAAS (p < 0.001) scores compared to the control group. Although the gynecomastia group trended toward higher peer victimization scores (<em>p</em> = 0.059), they experienced significantly more teasing (<em>p</em> = 0.005) and personal property attacks (<em>p</em> = 0.002). No significant difference was found in self-esteem between the two groups (<em>p</em> = 0.288). Multiple regression analysis revealed that depression and anxiety predicted social appearance anxiety, explaining 23.3 % of the variance (<em>p</em> < 0.001, F(4.373)).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Adolescents with gynecomastia had higher levels of anxiety, depression, and social appearance anxiety. They are more likely to be subject to teasing and attacks on property, highlighting the need for early psychological support and interventions in this population.</div></div><div><h3>Practice implications</h3><div>Multidisciplinary support and early psychosocial interventions are crucial for adolescents with gynecomastia to address bullying, anxiety, and depression.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families","volume":"83 ","pages":"Pages 23-29"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143869115","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Effect of mobile application-assisted education regarding urinary disorder on the quality of LIFE of affected children: A randomized controlled study

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Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families Pub Date : 2025-04-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2025.04.020

İklay Çınkır , Hüsniye Çalışır PhD

{"title":"Effect of mobile application-assisted education regarding urinary disorder on the quality of LIFE of affected children: A randomized controlled study","authors":"İklay Çınkır , Hüsniye Çalışır PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.pedn.2025.04.020","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedn.2025.04.020","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>This study aimed to evaluate the effects of mobile-application-assisted education on lower urinary tract symptoms and continence-specific quality of life in children with urination disorders.</div></div><div><h3>Materials and method</h3><div>This randomized controlled study included 99 children aged 8–14 with urination disorders, divided into an intervention group (<em>n</em> = 50) and a control group (<em>n</em> = 49). The intervention group received mobile application based urotherapy, while the control group received face-to-face education. Data included Urination Disorders' Symptom Score, Pediatric Incontinence Quality of Life Scale, and bladder diaries.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>There were no statistically significant differences between the intervention and control groups in terms of symptoms of urinary disorders, number of urinary incontinence episodes, and continence-specific quality of life levels (<em>p</em> > 0.05). The UDSS and PinQ scores of the children in both groups declined after the intervention (<em>p</em> < 0.05).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>This study showed that urotherapy education, regardless of the method (mobile application-assisted or face-to-face, alleviated lower urinary tract symptoms and improved continence-specific quality of life in children with urination disorders. However, no statistically significant difference was found between the intervention and control groups in terms of outcomes. Therefore, we recommend that pediatric nurses consider using mobile applications as a flexible and accessible alternative to face-to-face urotherapy education for children with urination disorders, particularly when face-to-face sessions are not feasible.</div></div><div><h3>Practice implications</h3><div>Mobile applications can be effective alternatives to face-to-face urotherapy education in pediatric care.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families","volume":"83 ","pages":"Pages 15-22"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143869214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Effects of blowing pinwheel and cough trick on pain in 6- to 12-year-old children during venipuncture: A randomized controlled trial

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Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families Pub Date : 2025-04-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2025.04.023

Ozlem Selime Merter , Zeynep Kisecik Sengul , Ruveyda Oguz

{"title":"Effects of blowing pinwheel and cough trick on pain in 6- to 12-year-old children during venipuncture: A randomized controlled trial","authors":"Ozlem Selime Merter , Zeynep Kisecik Sengul , Ruveyda Oguz","doi":"10.1016/j.pedn.2025.04.023","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedn.2025.04.023","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>To assess the effects of the blowing pinwheel and cough trick techniques on pain scores in children aged 6 to 12 years during venipuncture.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>A randomized controlled study.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>A total of 105 children were allocated into three groups: blowing pinwheel (n: 35), cough trick (n: 35), and a control group (n: 35). Following venipuncture, pain scores were obtained from children's self-reports, parents' reports, and the nurse who carried out the venipuncture, using the Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale (FACES), Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability (r-FLACC) scale, respectively.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Post-venipuncture pain assessments indicated that children in the blowing pinwheel and cough trick groups experienced significantly lower pain intensity compared with the control group (VAS: <em>p</em> < .001, r-FLACC: p < .001, FACES: p < .001). Analysis of effect sizes revealed that the cough trick group demonstrated a more substantial effect than the blowing pinwheel group. Comparable findings were observed across the VAS, r-FLACC, and FACES pain scales.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>These findings suggest that distraction techniques, particularly the cough trick, effectively reduce pain perception in children undergoing venipuncture.</div></div><div><h3>Practice implications</h3><div>This study underscores the importance of incorporating distraction techniques, such as blowing pinwheel and the cough trick, into pediatric pain management protocols for venipuncture, thereby improving children's pain experiences.</div></div><div><h3>Clinical registration</h3><div>This study was registered at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Clinical Trials (code: NCT06230601).</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families","volume":"83 ","pages":"Pages 30-37"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143869116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The use of mobile health applications in the development of a healthy lifestyle of adolescents: A cross-sectional study

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Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families Pub Date : 2025-04-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2025.04.012

Fatma Dinç , Aylin Kurt , Dilek Yıldız

{"title":"The use of mobile health applications in the development of a healthy lifestyle of adolescents: A cross-sectional study","authors":"Fatma Dinç , Aylin Kurt , Dilek Yıldız","doi":"10.1016/j.pedn.2025.04.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedn.2025.04.012","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics of adolescents' use of mobile health applications in the development of a healthy lifestyle.</div></div><div><h3>Design and methods</h3><div>This was a descriptive comparative cross-sectional study. This study was conducted between October 21, 2024 and December 31, 2024 with 563 adolescents in seven schools in a province in the Western Black Sea Region of Türkiye. Data were collected face-to-face using the “Information Form on Children's Descriptive Characteristics and Mobile Health Applications” and the “Healthy Lifestyle Belief Scale for Adolescents”. Student <em>t-</em>test and ANOVA were used to analyze the data.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The most frequent applications of the adolescents were physical activity themed applications (40.5 %) and healthy nutrition themed applications (33.3 %), respectively. Those who preferred physical activity-themed applications (61.82 ± 0.70) had a higher mean score of Healthy Lifestyle Belief Scale for Adolescents than those who preferred Ministry of Health applications (43.54 ± 2.91) (<em>p</em> < 0.001). Adolescents who used mobile health applications that allowed regular monitoring of their own health status (68.20 ± 0.28) had a higher mean score of Healthy Lifestyle Belief Scale for Adolescents than those who used mobile health applications that allowed monitoring of sleep patterns (55.35 ± 1.24) (<em>p</em> < 0.001).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>This study can provide information about the characteristics and advantages of mobile health applications used by adolescents, the features taken into account when downloading applications, and ensure that future interventions focus primarily on this system.</div></div><div><h3>Practice implications</h3><div>Pediatric nurses can provide counseling for the individual health needs of adolescents and provide the right guidance to develop a healthy lifestyle.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families","volume":"83 ","pages":"Pages 1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143859543","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The impact of education program on nurses' knowledge and performance about acute exacerbations of chronic bronchial asthma in PICUs

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Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families Pub Date : 2025-04-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2025.04.019

Amira Adel Mohammed , Salam Bani Hani RN, PhD , Abdulqadir J. Nashwan RN, MSc, PhD(C)

{"title":"The impact of education program on nurses' knowledge and performance about acute exacerbations of chronic bronchial asthma in PICUs","authors":"Amira Adel Mohammed , Salam Bani Hani RN, PhD , Abdulqadir J. Nashwan RN, MSc, PhD(C)","doi":"10.1016/j.pedn.2025.04.019","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedn.2025.04.019","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Acute exacerbations of bronchial asthma can lead to worsening symptoms, therefore it's important to have a well-designed management program. Many pediatric nurses, particularly internship nurses and recently graduated nurses in the PICU, lacked adequate knowledge and performance in managing children with acute exacerbations.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study aimed to assess nurses' knowledge and performances regarding acute exacerbations of chronic bronchial asthma.</div></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><div>A quasi-experimental (pre/post-test) design at PICUs xxx and PICU at xxx University Hospital, Egypt. A convenience sample of sixty nurses was randomly split into two groups (30 internship nursing students at the PICU and 30 newly graduated registered nurses).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The two groups under study had inadequate preprogram knowledge of acute exacerbations of chronic asthma. Compared to freshly registered nurses, internship nurses have a sufficient level of knowledge regarding acute exacerbations of chronic bronchial asthma during the program. Additionally, children who received care from the internship nurses group had lower levels of dyspnea after the program than children who received care from the nurses' group, indicating that internship nurses performed better than freshly registered nurses in PICUs.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The present study recommended establishing regular workshops that focus the evidence-based performances regarding the management of acute exacerbations of chronic bronchial asthma in PICUs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families","volume":"83 ","pages":"Pages 7-14"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143859540","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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"Even though it is difficult, …, is truly worth everything": A qualitative study on pediatric nurses' end of life care experiences.

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Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families Pub Date : 2025-04-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2025.03.024

Simay Ezgi Budak, Melike Ayça Ay Kaatsız

{"title":"\"Even though it is difficult, …, is truly worth everything\": A qualitative study on pediatric nurses' end of life care experiences.","authors":"Simay Ezgi Budak, Melike Ayça Ay Kaatsız","doi":"10.1016/j.pedn.2025.03.024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2025.03.024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study explores the end-of-life care experiences of pediatric nurses in Turkey.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This study was conducted using the phenomenology design, one of the qualitative research designs. A total of 20 nurses participated in the study, which utilized purposive and snowball sampling methods, including two pilot interviews.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The analysis revealed four categories: (1) the ideal pediatric nurse, (2) caring for a child at the end of life, (3) effects of pediatric end-of-life care, and (4) requirements for ideal pediatric end-of-life care. Within the scope of these categories, the characteristics of an ideal pediatric nurse, the stages and difficulties of end-of-life care, the effects on nurses, and the necessary actions to be taken to improve the quality of care and to strengthen the mental health of pediatric nurses were discussed.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study highlights the growth that pediatric nurses experience despite the challenges they face in end-of-life care and sheds light on potential actions to improve the quality of end-of-life care and empower pediatric nurses.</p><p><strong>Implications for practice: </strong>Professional training, psychosocial support, and ethical guidance should be provided to pediatric nurses during the end-of-life care process.</p>","PeriodicalId":48899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143812742","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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