Educational program for the knowledge and participation of parents of children with autism in a clinic in Piura, Peru

Authors

  • Fresia Solange Alor Garcia Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Medicina. Lima, Perú.
  • Mirtha Felicia Sánchez Casas Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Medicina. Lima, Perú.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20453/rhr.v2023i1.5036

Keywords:

occupational therapy, knowledge, participation, autism

Abstract

Object: Determine the effectiveness of an educational program for knowledge and participation of parents of children with autism in a clinic of Piura during the year 2022. Material and methods: Quantitative approach, quasi-experimental design of pre and post-test type of a single group, longitudinal and prospective cut-off. A sociodemographic form, a questionnaire to determine the level of knowledge parents of children with autism have about its conditions, and an observation checklist to describe the participation of parents in treatment were used. The Wilcoxon sign-rank test (1-tailed), McNemar’s test, and Hedges’ g test were used. Results: The age of the parents ranged from 20 to 38 years, within which 80 % (n = 16) were mothers and 20 % (n = 4) were fathers. Regarding the level of knowledge, it was found that the data before and after the program were not homogeneous (before: Me = 13 vs. after: Me = 15), showing a statistical difference (p < 0.001); as well, a highly significant effect was obtained (g > 1.2). Regarding the level of participation, a positive difference was observed in the adequate level of participation, finding statistical significance (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Participants obtained better scores on the post-test. In general, the educational program significantly increased the knowledge and participation of parents of children with autism. Concerning each dimension of the variables, variations in the scores were obtained; however, there was only a significant statistical difference in the dimension of rehabilitation activities.

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Published

2023-11-16

How to Cite

Alor Garcia, F. S., & Sánchez Casas, M. F. (2023). Educational program for the knowledge and participation of parents of children with autism in a clinic in Piura, Peru. Revista Herediana De Rehabilitación, 6(1), 29–38. https://doi.org/10.20453/rhr.v2023i1.5036

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2023): Enero - Junio

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