Nutritional Coaching as a Nursing Tool: A Pre-and-Post Intervention Analysis of Dietary Habits and Eradication Success in Pediatric Helicobacter. pylori Cases

Faten Fathi Ahmed Mahfoz1, Gehan EL Nabawy Ahmed Moawad2a-b, Hoda Mohamed Flifel3, Suaad Ahmed Suliman Omer4, Aida Ahmed Fadlala Ahmed5, Fatma Abdalla Mohamed Abdalla6, Amal Mohamed Elhusein Salih7, Atef Gomaa Ramadan Sadawy8a-b, Egbal Abbashar ALgmair Almkiy9, Murtada Mustafa Gabir Tia10, Reda Rabea Mohamed Battran11

1Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Governorate, Egypt, North Private College of Nursing, Saudi Arabia
2aDepartment of Maternity and Child Nursing, Nursing College, Muhayil Asir, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia.
2bPediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt.
Email: gmawad@kku.edu.sa, drgehan_2005@mans.edu.eg
Orchid Id: 0000-0001-6210-8031
3Assistant Professor of Nursing Education Department, North Private College of Nursing, Arar, Saudi Arabia.
4Assistance Professor in Pediatrics Nursing, AL-BAHA University
Email: sasuliman@bu.edu.sa
5Nursing Department, AlNahda College of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Email: a.ahmed@alnahda.edu.sa
6Department of Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
Email: fatimaabdalla008@gmail.com
7Pediatric department/Faculty of Nursing Science / University of Khartoum/Sudan, Nursing department/Faculty of Applied Medical Science/University of Bisha/King Saudi Arabia
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1619-0235
8aCommunity Health Nursing Department, Al-Ghad Colleges for Applied Medical Sciences, Najran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Email: Asadawy@gc.edu.sa
8bCommunity Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Fayoum University
Email: agr11@fayoum.edu.eg
9Associate Professor of Pediatric Nursing & Child Health – Alneelain University – Faculty of Nursing Sciences - Sudan
Email: aaalaaa2009@gmail.com
ORCID: 0000-0002-2703-5858
10Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Nursing, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Bisha, Bisha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1408-5386
11Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing Department-Faculty of Nursing- Fayoum University

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ABSTRACT

Background: Helicobacter pylori infection is a significant health concern in the pediatric population, often linked to dietary patterns. Nursing interventions focusing on nutritional coaching can play a pivotal role in treatment success.

Aim: This study aimed to determine the effect of nutritional coaching as a nursing tool on dietary habits and the eradication success in Pediatric Helicobacter. pylori Cases.

Subjects and Methods: A quasi-experimental (pre-and-post intervention) design was utilized. Setting: The study was conducted at the Pediatric Gastroenterology Outpatient Clinics at Fayoum University Hospital. Subjects: A convenience sample of all (120) children diagnosed with H. pylori was included and divided equally into two groups: an experimental group (60 children) and a control group (60 children). The experimental group received a nutritional coaching program, while the control group received routine nursing care only.

Results: The study findings demonstrated a significant improvement in the dietary habits of the experimental group post-intervention compared to the control group. Furthermore, the eradication success rate was notably higher in children who received nutritional coaching, highlighting a strong correlation between dietary compliance and successful clinical outcomes.

Conclusion: Nutritional coaching is an effective nursing tool that significantly improves healthy dietary behaviors and enhances the effectiveness of H. pylori eradication therapy in pediatric patients.

Recommendations: Integrating specialized nutritional coaching into standard nursing care protocols for children with gastrointestinal disorders is highly recommended to improve overall prognosis.

Keywords: Dietary habits, Eradication success, Helicobacter. Pylori, Nutritional coaching, Pediatric.

How to cite this article: Mahfoz FFA, Moawad GEA, Flifel HM, Omer SAS, Ahmed AAF, Abdalla FAM, Salih AME, Sadawy AGR, Almkiy EAA, Tia MMG, Battran RRM, Nutritional Coaching as a Nursing Tool: A Pre-and-Post Intervention Analysis of Dietary Habits and Eradication Success in Pediatric Helicobacter. pylori Cases. Int J Drug Deliv Technol. 2026;16(4s): 397-409; DOI: 10.25258/ijddt.16.4s.49