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Shared Reading of the Families With the Children With Chronic Disease

Şenay Güven Baysal1, Mehmet Akif Büyükavcı2, Esra Akdemir2

  • 1Division of Developmental Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital, Diyarbakır, Türkiye.

Clinical Pediatrics
|April 29, 2024
PubMed

Insights

Mothers of children with chronic diseases rarely engage in shared reading, despite understanding its importance. This highlights a gap in supporting early literacy for vulnerable children.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Health
  • Family Studies
  • Early Literacy

Background:

  • Shared reading is crucial for child development.
  • Children with chronic diseases may face unique challenges impacting family activities.
  • Understanding parental engagement in shared reading is vital for intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate shared reading practices in families of children with chronic diseases.
  • To compare shared reading activities between children with chronic and acute health conditions.
  • To identify barriers to shared reading in at-risk populations.

Main Methods:

  • A comparative study involving mothers of children aged 2-6 years.
  • Utilized the "Child-Parent Shared Reading Activities Scale" and a sociodemographic form.
  • Included a control group of mothers with children experiencing acute health problems.

Main Results:

  • 57.6% of mothers of chronically ill children reported almost never engaging in shared reading.
  • All mothers recognized the importance of reading.
  • Mothers in the chronic disease group faced difficulties supporting shared reading activities.

Conclusions:

  • Significant deficits in shared reading exist among families of children with chronic illnesses.
  • Knowledge of reading's importance does not translate to consistent practice in this group.
  • Targeted support is needed to promote shared reading for children with chronic health conditions.

Keywords:
book readingchronic diseaseearly literacyliteracyshared reading

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