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

NCT ID: NCT06471153

Last Updated: 2024-06-24

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

135 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-04-20

Study Completion Date

2023-12-20

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Nail Biting

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Study Group

Received the empowerment program based on the BASNEF model

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Empowerment Program Based on BASNEF Model

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Initially, the researcher established rapport with children of both groups and their gradians, screened them for the eligibility criteria, explained the aim of the study, the duration and nature of the training sessions, and obtained informed assent. The researcher established the session objectives and learning activities and prepared the learning materials. The researchers also prepared the learning environment. The Empowerment program is implemented in accordance with the BANCEF model for behavior transformation into four educational sessions. After the intervention, children's nail-biting knowledge, practice, attitude, and self-efficacy were reassessed.

Control Group

received the routine care

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Routine Health Education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Children in the control group received routine health education about the problems of nail-biting and routine advice to quit nail-biting.

Interventions

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Empowerment Program Based on BASNEF Model

Initially, the researcher established rapport with children of both groups and their gradians, screened them for the eligibility criteria, explained the aim of the study, the duration and nature of the training sessions, and obtained informed assent. The researcher established the session objectives and learning activities and prepared the learning materials. The researchers also prepared the learning environment. The Empowerment program is implemented in accordance with the BANCEF model for behavior transformation into four educational sessions. After the intervention, children's nail-biting knowledge, practice, attitude, and self-efficacy were reassessed.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Routine Health Education

Children in the control group received routine health education about the problems of nail-biting and routine advice to quit nail-biting.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

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

Exclusion Criteria

* Had history of mental illness
Minimum Eligible Age

6 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Alexandria University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Zohour Ibrahim Mahmoud Rashwan

Assisstant Profesor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Zohour I Rashwan, Professor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Alexandria University

Locations

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Alexandria University

Alexandria, , Egypt

Site Status

Countries

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Egypt

References

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Zareipour MA, Mahmoodi H, Valizadeh R, Ghelichi Ghojogh M, Rezaie Moradali M, Zare F. Impact of an Educational Intervention Based on the BASNEF Model on Skin Cancer Preventive Behavior of College Students. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2018 Oct 26;19(10):2717-2722. doi: 10.22034/APJCP.2018.19.10.2717.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 30360596 (View on PubMed)

Abd-Elsabour MAA, Hanafy RMH, Omar OM. Association between children's resilience and practising oral habits: a cross-sectional study. Br Dent J. 2023 Feb 17:1-5. doi: 10.1038/s41415-023-5565-7. Online ahead of print.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 36801961 (View on PubMed)

Gur K, Erol S, Incir N. The effectiveness of a nail-biting prevention program among primary school students. J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2018 Jul;23(3):e12219. doi: 10.1111/jspn.12219. Epub 2018 May 24.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29797491 (View on PubMed)

Ghanizadeh A, Shekoohi H. Prevalence of nail biting and its association with mental health in a community sample of children. BMC Res Notes. 2011 Apr 11;4:116. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-116.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21481256 (View on PubMed)

Ergun A, Toprak R, Sisman FN. Impact of a healthy nails program on nail-biting in Turkish schoolchildren: a controlled pretest-posttest study. J Sch Nurs. 2013 Dec;29(6):416-24. doi: 10.1177/1059840513481386. Epub 2013 Mar 14.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23492878 (View on PubMed)

Silva LCD, Vedovello SAS, Vedovello Filho M, Meneghin MC, Ambrosano Bovi GM, Degan VV. Anxiety and oral habits as factors associated with malocclusion. Cranio. 2021 May;39(3):249-253. doi: 10.1080/08869634.2019.1633492. Epub 2019 Jun 23.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 31232226 (View on PubMed)

Baghchechi M, Pelletier JL, Jacob SE. Art of Prevention: The importance of tackling the nail biting habit. Int J Womens Dermatol. 2020 Sep 17;7(3):309-313. doi: 10.1016/j.ijwd.2020.09.008. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32964094 (View on PubMed)

Rashwan ZI, Darweesh HAM, Elsobky FA, Amer SAM, Nada MAA. BASNEF behavioral transformation: effect of empowerment program on children's knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy, and practice of nail biting. BMC Pediatr. 2025 Apr 22;25(1):312. doi: 10.1186/s12887-025-05450-w.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40264049 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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7/2022PEDI2-1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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