EFFECT OF MOTHERS’ ENGAGEMENT IN VIRTUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ON THEIR PERFORMANCE REGARDING PEDIATRIC DIABETIC CARE
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Virtual Education, Mothers' performance, Type I Diabetic Children Care.
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Background: Diabetic virtual education (DVE) emphasizes accessible structured guidance for mothers as the first line caregiver for their children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (CTID). CTID have a distinct emerging multi-treatment requirement. Aim: this study aimed to evaluate the effect of a diabetic virtual educational program (DVE) on mothers’ performance regarding care of their children with type I diabetes. Materials and Methods: A quasi-experimental design was employed using a consecutive convenient sample of 54 mothers included. The study was conducted over a period of three and half months from mid- January to end of April 2025 at Mansoura University Paediatric Hospital (MUPH), Endocrinology department and juvenile diabetic clinic through virtual sessions. Data collected pre and post the DVE using two tools regarding mother's care of their CT1DM. tool I: include personal data sheet and an assessment questionnaire for mothers' knowledge regarding care of their children with type 1 diabetes. Tool II: mothers' reported practice questionnaire. Results: revealed that all studied mothers (100%) pre the DVE had poor knowledge and inadequate level of reported practice regarding care of their type I diabetic children. Post the FVE, an overall good knowledge and adequate reported practice were noticed for all studied mothers with highly statistically significant differences at p value ˂ 0.001. Conclusion: Marked enhancement observed for overall performance i.e. mothers’ knowledge and reported practice regarding care of their children with type 1 diabetes after implementing the DVE.
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