Abuhammad Sawsan, ALAzzam Manar, Alabbasi Yasmine
Department of Maternal and Child Health, Faculty of Nursing, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Department of Community and Mental Health Nursing, Princess Salma Faculty of Nursing, Al-Albayt University, Mafraq, 25113 Jordan.
J Multidiscip Healthc. 2024 Mar 11;17:1043-1051. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S452151. eCollection 2024.
To examine the knowledge of parents who are working as healthcare workers about Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and to determine the predictors of ADHD knowledge in children among parents.
A cross-section study was conducted among parents who are working as HCWs. An online survey by google forms facilitated the creation of a 373 participant's sample.
The parents who are working as HCWs toward ADHD Knowledge 14.9 (SD = 7.9). The most questions were answered correctly. ADHD children are frequently distracted by extraneous stimuli 285 (76.8%). ADHD children often fidget or squirm in their seats 272 (73.7%) and HCWs training in managing an ADHD child are generally effective when combined with medication treatment 260 (70.5%).
This study found that many parents who working as HCWs had poor knowledge regarding causes and general aspects of this disorder. The results had many implications that include increased efforts to improve the capabilities of parents who working as HCWs and prevent further complications for the children and increase awareness among parents and teachers.
调查身为医护人员的家长对注意力缺陷多动障碍(ADHD)的了解情况,并确定家长中儿童ADHD知识的预测因素。
对身为医护人员的家长进行了一项横断面研究。通过谷歌表单进行的在线调查促成了一个373名参与者的样本。
身为医护人员的家长对ADHD知识的得分为14.9(标准差 = 7.9)。大多数问题回答正确。ADHD儿童经常被无关刺激分散注意力的有285人(76.8%)。ADHD儿童经常在座位上坐立不安的有272人(73.7%),并且医护人员在管理ADHD儿童方面的培训与药物治疗相结合时通常是有效的,有260人(70.5%)。
本研究发现,许多身为医护人员的家长对该疾病的病因和一般情况了解不足。这些结果有许多影响,包括加大努力提高身为医护人员的家长的能力,预防儿童出现进一步并发症,并提高家长和教师的认识。