Psychological Effectiveness of an Instructional Program on Mothers’ knowledge towards Non- Pharmacological Pain Management among their Children

Abstract

Background: Pain is one of the main causes of distress and suffering in children receiving care. Children who suffer from chronic pain have negative outcomes not only for their physical health but also for their emotional and spiritual well-being as well as their quality of life

Objective: to assess the effectiveness of the instructional program by comparing the pre-test and post-test scores on the mother's knowledge.Find out the relationship between mothers' knowledge and their demographic characteristics.

Study Design: A quantitative, quasi-experimental design study was used in the present study. The data collection procedure was carried out on during the period 13^th  April 2022 to 2^nd March 2023. A non-probability (purposive sample) that was divided into two groups of 48 mothers as a study group (exposed to the instructional program), and the other 48 mothers, who were not exposed to the instructional program and considered a control group.

Results: The study results reveal there is a significant relationship between mother's knowledge about pain with their education and occupation.

Conclusion and Recommendation: The majority of the studied mothers have poor knowledge about non-pharmacological pain management in the pre-test, whereas there was improvement in mothers' knowledge after exposure to instructional program sessions for the study group. The study recommends that increasing mothers' awareness through educational programs about non-drug pain management to improve and enhance the mother's level of knowledge and reduce the use of medications because of their long-term effects.