Early Detection of Children With Developmental Disabilities in Assiut Governorate

Nurses Training Program for Early Detection of Children With Developmental Disabilities

The study aimed to determine the effectiveness of a designed training program for nurses toward early detection of developmental disabilities among children (0-3 years).

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder; Down Syndrome; Developmental Disability; Development Delay; Motor Delay
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Nurses training program on early detection of disability

Detailed Description

A group of twenty-one licensed nurses with professional experience ranging from 5 to 11 years participated in the study. The participants completed the measurements to evaluate their current knowledge, practice, and perception pre-, post-, and follow-up of the training program in relation to the early detection of disabilities.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 21
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Egypt
  • Beni-Suef
    • Banī Suwayf, Beni-Suef, Egypt, 62521
      • Tayseer Saber Abdeldayem

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• The study was conducted in selected health units in Assiut, an Upper Egypt Governorate, in selected villages:

  • far from the main government services,
  • without access to public or subsidized transportation to and from the selected villages, and
  • without the presence of any allied health professionals (physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, psychologists), who do not offer any of these medical services.

The selected nurses should be

• employed by the village health department in the public sector,
• locals of the village where the health unit is located,
• and untrained in the early identification or examination of disabled children.

Exclusion Criteria:

• other than inclusion criteria

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

Experimental: Nurses group; Nurse training program on early detection of disability. It included four main elements, which are: a booklet defining different disabilities; a list of the guidelines for early detection; a guide for family guidance for families of children with disabilities; and a monitoring and follow-up form for cases of children with disabilities.

Other: Nurses training program on early detection of disability; It included four main elements, which are: a booklet defining different disabilities, a list of the guidelines for early detection, a guide for family guidance for families of children with disabilities, a monitoring and follow-up form for 8 cases of children with disabilities). The program consisted of twelve training sessions with a total of 48 hours (4 hours per session) and was based on the techniques of lecture, dialogue, working groups, cooperative learning techniques and participatory learning

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Questionnaire of Screening and referral knowledge	percentage of nurses' knowledge about screening and referral of all types of developmental disabilities. minimum score is worst, while maximum is the best	1 month
Questionnaire of Disability Perception	The degree of needs of children with developmental delays and the importance of early intervention. minimum score is worst, while maximum is the best	1 month
questionnaire about Monitoring Practices	Types of nurses' practices about developmental delay monitoring and assessment.minimum score is worst, while maximum is the best	1 month
Follow up	The program's long-term learning effect was measured by the previous outcomes. Minimum score is worst, while maximum is the best	2 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Beni-Suef University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Tayseer S Abdeldayem, PhD, Beni-Suef University

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Chödrön, G., Pizur-Barnekow, K., Viehweg, S., Puk-Ament, A., & Barger, B. (2019). Childcare providers' attitudes, knowledge, and practice related to developmental monitoring to promote early identification and referral Early Child Development and Care, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2019.1626373

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 1, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): March 15, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): September 30, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 26, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 15, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): February 16, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 16, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 15, 2024
• Last Verified: February 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: early detection; children; early intervention; developmental disabilities; Nurses training
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Nervous System Diseases; Neurologic Manifestations; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Congenital Abnormalities; Genetic Diseases, Inborn; Intellectual Disability; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Child Development Disorders, Pervasive; Abnormalities, Multiple; Chromosome Disorders; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Down Syndrome; Developmental Disabilities
• Other Study ID Numbers: P.T.REC/012/004142

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO
• IPD Plan Description: IPD will not be available to any other researchers

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No