Effect of Empowerment Program on Children's Knowledge, Attitude, Self-Efficacy, and Practice of Nail Biting.

Alexandria University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Nail Biting

Treatments: Behavioral: Routine Health Education; Behavioral: Empowerment Program Based on BASNEF Model

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06471153

7/2022PEDI2-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study aims to evaluate the effect of an empowerment program based on the BASNEF model on children's knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy, and practice of nail biting.

Research Hypothesis H1: The application of an empowerment program based on the BASNEF model has a positive impact on children's knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy, and practice of nail biting.

Full description

Nail-biting or onychophagia is a common phenomenon affecting children where excessive nail-biting is associated with several adverse consequences beyond mere appearance. The aim is to evaluate the effect of an empowerment program based on the BASNEF model on children's knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy, and practice of nail biting.

A quasi-experimental study was conducted in the pediatric wards of Menoufia University Hospital and Benha University Hospital. A convenience sample of 135 children aged 6 to 18 was randomly assigned to two groups. The study group attended four empowerment sessions based on the BANSEF model, emphasizing age-appropriate information, fostering a positive attitude towards quitting nail-biting, discovering the subjective norms that influence nail-biting behaviors, and equipping children with enabling factors to quit. The control group received routine health education.

Enrollment: 135 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Had nail-biting habits
• Willing to attend the educational sessions

Exclusion criteria

• Had history of mental illness

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

---

135 participants in 2 patient groups

Study Group

Experimental group

Description:

Received the empowerment program based on the BASNEF model

Treatment:

Behavioral: Empowerment Program Based on BASNEF Model

Control Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

received the routine care

Treatment:

Behavioral: Routine Health Education