Date of Award

2025

Document Type

Project

College/School

College of Nursing

Degree Name

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

Project Mentor

Dr. Jen Fricas

Readers

Dr. Jennifer Chen

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Health literacy has been shown to be a major contributing factor to an individual’s ability to manage symptoms and therefore their health outcomes as well. Data demonstrates that those of South Asian descent tend to lack the health literacy necessary to manage health. Respiratory infections are one of the most common childhood illnesses. It is important that parents understand how to appropriately manage their child’s symptoms.

METHODS: A pre-intervention questionnaire was obtained from participating parents prior to the intervention. The post-intervention questionnaire was obtained at least one week after the intervention. A paired t-test analysis was conducted based on the questionnaire outcomes.

INTERVENTION: Participants received a simplified educational session on respiratory infections in children. The intervention consisted of verbal education supplemented by an infographic.

RESULTS: Nine parents participated in the project. The maximum score for the questionnaire was 13. The mean scores were 8.33 for the pre-test and 9.97 for the post-test. The standard deviation between pre- and post-intervention questionnaires was 1.87. T-test analysis resulted in a p-value of 0.03, which was less than the significance level of 0.05 and the null hypothesis was rejected.

CONCLUSIONS: The paired t-test data analysis demonstrated that there was a statistically significant difference between parents’ answers to the pre- and post-intervention questionnaires. The findings suggest that simplified verbal education supplemented by an infographic may be effective in improving knowledge of South Asian immigrant parents and potentially other vulnerable populations as well.

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