Abstract

PIEDRAHITA S., L.E.; HENAO CARDONA, A.  and  BURGOS, P.A.. Educational intervention to promote knowledge about attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADHD) with parents of an educational institution. Enferm. glob. [online]. 2011, vol.10, n.23, pp.140-146. ISSN 1695-6141.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S1695-61412011000300009.

An educational intervention project was performed with the aim of promoting knowledge about attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADHD), with parents in an Educational Institution of Cali city in the period January to December 2009. The sample consisted of 37 parents. The intervention was designed in four stages: an initial one to identify the level of the parents' knowledge about ADHD. During the the second stage, the program "Strategies to identification and management of schoolboys and schoolgirls with ADHD" was developed; in the third stage the program was implemented, and in the fourth stage the impact of educational activities was evaluated. The findings before intervention showed the parents' unawareness about ADHD. From the post-educational intervention results obtained, an increase in the theoretical base and practical tools of parents was shown with regard to preliminary knowledge about disorder. The high prevalence of disorder and the parents' unawareness leads to the absence of schoolchildren's remission for treatment or intervention. The conclusion was that educational intervention shows a significant effectiveness because it increases the level of knowledge of the parents about ADHD, its management and remission. The knowledge gain brings more information, facilitates a diagnostic and opportune treatment. Finally it leads to a decrease in school and psychological deterioration in childhood.

Keywords : Educational intervention; Child; ADHD; Parents.

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