Current Status in Management of Children with Atopic Dermatitis and Knowledge and Practice of Preschool Teachers.
- Author:
In Sook CHO
1
;
Se Ang RYU
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Gwangju Women's University, Gwangju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Preschool teacher;
Atopic dermatitis;
Knowledge;
Practice
- MeSH:
Child;
Dermatitis, Atopic;
Education, Continuing;
Humans;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Child Health Nursing Research
2013;19(1):49-58
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to describe current status in management of children with atopic dermatitis and to examine knowledge and care practices of preschool teachers. METHODS: A survey using a self-administered questionnaire was conducted. Knowledge and practice were measured with the questionnaire by Park (2011). Data were analysed using SPSS.WIN 20.0. RESULTS: Of the teachers, 81.3% managed children with atopic dermatitis depending on parents' needs and 58.9% reported difficulties due to limited knowledge and expressed a need for continuing education and provision of educational guidelines. Preschool teachers had a mean score for knowledge about atopic dermatitis of .75 out of 1 point. Among three domains of knowledge, signs & symptoms had the highest score and management, the lowest. The mean score for care practices for children with atopic dermatitis was 3.4 out of 4 points. Among the four domains of care practices, food had the highest score and dress & bedclothes, the lowest. Knowledge and practice of the teachers were different according to responsibility in management and educational need. The correlation between knowledge and practice was not significant. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that educational programs and strategies should be developed to increase preschool teachers' knowledge and improve care practice for children with atopic dermatitis.
