Line R Knudsen, Mwidimi Ndosi, Ellen-Margrethe Hauge, Kirsten Lomborg, Lene Dreyer, Sidsel Aaboe, Marie B Kjær, Lis Sørensen, Lena Volsmann, Heidi M Christensen, Annette de Thurah
Effectiveness of a novel digital patient education programme to support self-management of early rheumatoid arthritis: a randomised controlled trial
Rheumatology (Oxford, England)
stunting remains significant public health concern impacting physical growth impeding childrens development mothers play crucial role stimulating childrens development often encounter barriers providing effective stimulation primarily due limited access appropriate resources information online education bridge gap offering easily accessible learning aim study determine effect online education maternal knowledge attitudes providing developmental stimulation stunting toddlers quasiexperimental research design employed comprising treatment group control group consisting 46 mothers stunting toddlers sampled purposively treatment group received online developmental stimulation educational intervention whatsapp groups twelve meetings lasting 15 2 hours meanwhile control group participated stunting assistance program provided community health centers puskesmas compare knowledge attitudes groups mannwhitney independent student ttest used assessment intervention effects knowledge attitudes conducted using wilcoxon paired student ttest within group following educational intervention developmental stimulation significant increase knowledge however significant difference attitudes treatment group mean score 39176 higher increase knowledge scores compared control group 20225 p0001 nonetheless significant difference attitudes observed two groups mean change scores 581531 treatment group 251869 control group p0335 study suggests providing online education leads increased knowledge scores impact attitudes significantly additional educational approaches considered enhance maternal attitudes