Effect of a Health Education Program for Caregivers Having Children with Thalassemia on Their Burnouts

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Assistant lecturer at Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, AL-Fayoum University.

2 Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Helwan University

3 Assist Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Helwan University

10.21608/menj.2025.433006

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Background Thalassemia is a genetic blood disorder causes major physical and psychological problems for children leading to caregivers' burnout. Purpose: To evaluate effect of a health Education program for caregivers having children with thalassemia on their burnouts. Research design: A quasi-experimental research design was used to conduct this study. Setting: The study was carried out at hematology out-patient clinic in Mustafa Hassan University Hospital for pediatric, Al-Fayoum. Sampling: A purposive sample of 116 caregivers was used to achieve the purpose of the study. Instruments: Two instruments were used for data collection in the present study (knowledge about thalassemia structured interviewing questionnaire and caregivers` burnout instrument for thalassemia): Results: The findings revealed that there was an improvement in total knowledge, attitude, reported practice and reduced burnout as (8.6% Vs 82.7%), (13.8% Vs 87.9%), (15.5% Vs 87.1%) and (74.2% Vs 10.3%) respectively versus posttest. Conclusion: Health educational program about caring for children with thalassemia, improving knowledge, attitude, practices and reduce burnout.

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