The study of mother’s knowledge regarding their children, s Attention Deficit ‎Hyperactivity Disorder ‎

Introduction: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common psychiatric ‎disorder among school age children. Late diagnosis can cause bad side effect in their children ‎and young adolescent s social, occupational and educational relationships. It s obvious that &lrm...

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Main Authors: fatemeh atar, zahra shojaee
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Language:English
Published: Guilan University of Medical Sciences 2006-10-01
Series:Journal of Holistic Nursing and Midwifery
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Online Access:http://hnmj.gums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-243-72&slc_lang=en&sid=1
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description Introduction: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common psychiatric ‎disorder among school age children. Late diagnosis can cause bad side effect in their children ‎and young adolescent s social, occupational and educational relationships. It s obvious that ‎mothers knowledge can have an effect on follow up process.‎ Objective: The goal of this study is to determine the level of mothers knowledge regarding ‎ADHD.‎ Methods: This is a descriptive study and its sample consisted of ‎‏60‏‎ mothers whose children ‎were diagnosed with ADHD during first three months of ‎‏2008‏‎ and were reffered to ‎Educational center of Shafa in Rasht. Study instrument was a questionnaire and results were ‎analyzed by descriptive statistics. ‎ Results: Findings showed that the majority of samples (‎‏68%‏‎) had moderate knowledge ‎regarding the disease. ‎ Conclusion: Due to moderate knowledge level/giving more education regarding children's ‎mental health is necessary. ‎
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spelling doaj-art-ee6b61da923d42a7a4a6dbb22b39fae32025-08-20T02:38:56ZengGuilan University of Medical SciencesJournal of Holistic Nursing and Midwifery2588-37122588-37202006-10-011621418The study of mother’s knowledge regarding their children, s Attention Deficit ‎Hyperactivity Disorder ‎fatemeh atar0zahra shojaee1 Introduction: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common psychiatric ‎disorder among school age children. Late diagnosis can cause bad side effect in their children ‎and young adolescent s social, occupational and educational relationships. It s obvious that ‎mothers knowledge can have an effect on follow up process.‎ Objective: The goal of this study is to determine the level of mothers knowledge regarding ‎ADHD.‎ Methods: This is a descriptive study and its sample consisted of ‎‏60‏‎ mothers whose children ‎were diagnosed with ADHD during first three months of ‎‏2008‏‎ and were reffered to ‎Educational center of Shafa in Rasht. Study instrument was a questionnaire and results were ‎analyzed by descriptive statistics. ‎ Results: Findings showed that the majority of samples (‎‏68%‏‎) had moderate knowledge ‎regarding the disease. ‎ Conclusion: Due to moderate knowledge level/giving more education regarding children's ‎mental health is necessary. ‎http://hnmj.gums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-243-72&slc_lang=en&sid=1Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Genetics Mother Knowledge
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The study of mother’s knowledge regarding their children, s Attention Deficit ‎Hyperactivity Disorder ‎
Journal of Holistic Nursing and Midwifery
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Genetics
Mother
Knowledge
title The study of mother’s knowledge regarding their children, s Attention Deficit ‎Hyperactivity Disorder ‎
title_full The study of mother’s knowledge regarding their children, s Attention Deficit ‎Hyperactivity Disorder ‎
title_fullStr The study of mother’s knowledge regarding their children, s Attention Deficit ‎Hyperactivity Disorder ‎
title_full_unstemmed The study of mother’s knowledge regarding their children, s Attention Deficit ‎Hyperactivity Disorder ‎
title_short The study of mother’s knowledge regarding their children, s Attention Deficit ‎Hyperactivity Disorder ‎
title_sort study of mother s knowledge regarding their children s attention deficit ‎hyperactivity disorder ‎
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Genetics
Mother
Knowledge
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