Effect of Educational Program for Mothers on Nutritional Status of Children with Non-Organic Failure to Thrive

Noaman, Mervat Samir Abdul Moaty; Bahgat, Rahma Soliman; EL-Shafiey, Rasha Mohamed Gamal; Baraka, Nagwa Ibrahim Mabrouk

doi:10.21608/tsnj.2025.435959

Effect of Educational Program for Mothers on Nutritional Status of Children with Non-Organic Failure to Thrive

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ PHD Student of Pediatric Nursing Faculty of Nursing,Tanta University, Egypt. 2Nurse Supervisor at Quality Management, Tanta Main University, Egypt

² Prof. of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt.

³ Professor of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt.

⁴ Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt.

10.21608/tsnj.2025.435959

Abstract

Background
Non-Organic Failure to Thrive include inadequate caloric intake caused by
behavioral or psychological problems such as emotional deprivation, maternal
neglect, poor maternal child relationship and disordered interactions between a
child and caregiver. Aim : The present study was aimed to evaluate the effect
of educational program for mothers on nutritional status of children with non-
organic failure to thrive. Research design: A quasi-experimental research
design was used. Setting: The study was conducted at outpatient clinic
gastroenterology and nutrition of Tanta Main University Hospital Subjects : A
purposive sampling of sixty mothers and their children with nonorganic failure
to thrive were involved in the study Tools : Two tools were utilized to collect
the required data Tool (I): Mothers' Knowledge Questionnaire about Non -
Organic Failure to Thrive, Tool (II): Nutritional Assessment Sheet. Results:
The majority of the mothers had poor knowledge pre educational program,
while immediate and three month after educational program the total scores of
mothers 'knowledge were improved. Conclusion: It was concluded that
mothers` knowledge in relation to care of children with non-organic failure to
thrive were improved after implementation of an educational program.
Recommendations: conducting in-service educational program about
nonorganic failure to thrive to nurses and mothers at pediatric outpatient
endocrine clinic to improve their knowledge regarding non-organic failure to
thrive