BMC Nurs. 2025 Jul 9;24(1):894. doi: 10.1186/s12912-025-03532-9.
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Family-Centered Empowerment Model (FCEM) is a model which promotes knowledge, and skills which help family members to gain better understanding of the child’s health problems that is consequently reduce care burden level.
AIM: The current study’ aim was to evaluate the impact of nursing interventions on the care burden experienced by mothers of children with epilepsy: A family Centered empowerment model.
DESIGN: A quasi experimental design was utilized.
SUBJECTS: A purposive sample of 60 mothers accompanied their children with epilepsy was involved.
SETTING: This study was carried out at Neurological Unit, Pediatric Medical Department & Neurological Outpatient Clinic of Tanta Main University Hospital.
TOOLS: Tool I Epilepsy Knowledge Questionnaire.
TOOL II: Mothers’ Reported Practice Regarding Epilepsy.
TOOL III: Zarit Burden Short Version Interview.
RESULTS: After implementing FCEM all of the mothers’ showed significant improvement in their knowledge levels, both immediately posttest and at three months follow-up compared to about one third of them who showed adequate knowledge at pre-test. Most of mothers had unsatisfactory practice before implementing FCEM. However, these practice had improved notably for the majority both immediately and after three months post implementing FCEM. There was a significant decrease in mothers’ care burden following implementation of FCEM as compared to pre- implementing FCEM.
CONCLUSION: Mothers knowledge and reported practice were improved after implementing FCCM. Implementing family-centered empowerment model had significantly decreased mothers’ care burden of their children with epilepsy.
RECOMMENDATION: Incorporate family-centered empowerment model into routine nursing care for children with epilepsy.
PMID:40634948 | DOI:10.1186/s12912-025-03532-9
