THE EFFECT OF SELF-EFFICACY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM ON SELF-EFFICACY PERCEPTION, KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOR IN CARING FOR CHILDREN WITH THALASSEMIA OF PARENTS AT SUKHOTHAI HOSPITAL

Abstract

The purpose of this quasi-experimental research study the knowledge of thalassemia in pediatric patients, the behavior of caring for thalassemia in pediatric patients. a quasi-experimental research design. by parents and the care received from thalassemia in pediatric patients. The samples selected as experimental and control groups, 40 parents of thalassemia in each group and 40 patients of thalassemia in each group. The research instruments included a program to enhance the self-efficacy of parents of thalassemia in children. Data were collected using a questionnaire on general information, self-efficacy perception, behavior of caring for thalassemia in children by parents and the care received from thalassemia in children by parents. The quality of the instruments was examined by finding the CVI (Content validity index) values ​​of 0.90, 0.88 and 0.87. The reliability of KR-20 was 0.80 and Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.973, 0.908 and 0.941. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and t-test. The results found that: After participating the self-efficacy enhancement program, parents of children with thalassemia had significantly higher knowledge, self-efficacy perception, and behavior caring for children with thalassemia than before participating in the program and significantly higher than the control group (p < 0.001) Therefore, self-efficacy parents should be promoted so that they can properly and continuously care for children with thalassemia at home, resulting children with thalassemia having normal health and living happily in society.