Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (Sep 2022)

Effects of educational technologies on maternal self-efficacy in preventing childhood diarrhea: a clinical trial

  • Francisca Mayra de Sousa Melo,
  • Brena Shellem Bessa de Oliveira,
  • Rhaiany Kelly Lopes de Oliveira,
  • Jallyne Colares Bezerra,
  • Maria Jocelane Nascimento da Silva,
  • Edmara Chaves Costa,
  • Lorena Pinheiro Barbosa,
  • Emanuella Silva Joventino Melo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0339
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 75, no. 5

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ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the effect of educational interventions on maternal self-efficacy in preventing childhood diarrhea in mothers of children younger than five years old. Methods: Basic randomized clinical trial involving 280 mothers of children under five years old. Results: There was a statistically significant increase in maternal self-efficacy scores after the application of the video (p= 0.026), booklet (p <0.001) and video and booklet (p <0.001). Conclusion: The combined use of video and booklet proved to be more effective in promoting self-efficacy than the isolated use. Thus, the interventions used in this study have been shown to significantly increase maternal self-efficacy in preventing childhood diarrhea and, therefore, can be used by health professionals as effective tools.

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