“Effectiveness of Spacer in delivering salbutamol drugs in to the lungs for asthmatic children among mothers of Children at Tertiary care Hospital, Chennai – 08.”

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Mrs. P. Anjali, , Dr.Prof. B. Tamilarasi , Dr. Prof: P. Padmavathi

Effectiveness; structured teaching programme; spacer techniques.

Abstract Back ground of the study: Spacer is a device; it plays an effective role in delivering aerosol drugs in to the lungs for asthmatic children than other inhalation techniques. Inappropriate inhalation technique is hazardous to the safety of children with asthma and unnecessarily increases costs resulting from unnecessary re-hospitalization. Most of asthmatic children being treated with inhaler medication do not use such devices appropriately, a close care giver, the mothers can be educated to use spacer techniques correctly. Since there is very need to educate mothers of asthmatic children on spacer techniques. Objective of the Study: To assess the level of knowledge and practice about spacer techniques in administering salbutamol among mothers of children with bronchial asthma. The present study was conducted to “Assess the knowledge and practice regarding effectiveness of spacer techniques in administering salbutamol for bronchial asthma among mothers of children at Pediatric Medical OPD, Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children, Chennai. Methods: It is a quantitative approach, pre experimental one group pretest and post - test study design, selected mothers (60) of asthmatic children (1-9 Years), were trained by demonstration of spacer technique using purposive sampling technique. The pretest, knowledge and practice level was assessed about the bronchial asthma and spacer by structured questionnaire. Then a spacer technique was demonstrated (Standardized check list). On 7th day post - test knowledge and practice was assessed. Data collection was done from 07-09-2021 to 07-10-2021. Formal written permission from hospital authorities was obtained prior to data collection process. Data was collected using a structured interview schedule. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: In post - test the existed knowledge and practice level of mother and respiratory status of children was assessed. Mean, standard deviation, t-test; Karl Pearson chi-square test is used for statistical analysis. The study showed there is a significance in between pretest and post - test level of Knowledge from 40.7% to 84.8%; % of gain 44.1%, and Practice level from 32.2% posttest to 84.0%; % of gain 51.8%. (Pretest r=0.18 P=0.13 Not significant, posttest r=0.66 P=0.001*** Highly Significant, positive, good correlation between knowledge and practice. conclusion: The study showed there is an association in between knowledge and Practice level and Mother’s demographic variables. Elder age, more education and urban mothers are having more knowledge than others. The result shows a well intervention teaching programmes like demonstration of spacer techniques would improve the knowledge and Practice level of mothers in management of asthmatic children. In this study the mothers and their asthmatic children were benefited. Keywords Effectiveness; structured teaching programme; spacer techniques.

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Mrs. P. Anjali, , Dr.Prof. B. Tamilarasi , & Dr. Prof: P. Padmavathi (December-2023). “Effectiveness of Spacer in delivering salbutamol drugs in to the lungs for asthmatic children among mothers of Children at Tertiary care Hospital, Chennai – 08.”. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 8(12), d537-d546. https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2312360.pdf

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Paper Reg. ID: IJNRD_211256

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Country: Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

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