Evidence-Based Using Mobiles Health- Education to Improve Quality of Life among schizophrenic’ Patients | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 24, Volume 11, Issue 3, September 2020, Pages 369-390 | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.119021 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Wafaa Osman Abd El Fatah1; Omaima Mahmoud2; Hanan Nasef Zaki3 | ||
| 1Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Helwan University | ||
| 2Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing,Beni-Suef University | ||
| 3Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing,Benha University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: There is increasing interest in using mobile technologies such as smart phones for improving the care of patients with schizophrenia. However, less is known about the current clinical evidence for the feasibility and effectiveness of smart phone apps with schizophrenic’ Patients. Aim: The current study was to evaluate evidence-based on using mobile health- education to improve quality of life among schizophrenic’ patients. Design: A quasi-experimental design. Subject: A purposive sample which included 120 schizophrenic patients was selected. Setting: This study was conducted at Abbassia governmental hospital for mental health and addiction treatment at Cairo city. Tools: Two tools were used for data collection (pre/post); Tool 1): Structural interview questionnaire to assess characteristics of schizophrenic patients and their medical history. Tool 2): The World Health Organization Quality of Life is used to assess the patient’s quality of life. Results: The present study revealed that the mean age patients are 39.94± 9.45.There is a statistically significance relation levels of quality of life, regarding their socio-demographic data of schizophrenic patients p < 0.05. Conclusion: Majority of schizophrenic patients pre intervention; have low level of quality of life and improved after implementation of a mobile health- education program also, there was statistically significant relation between total quality of life with psychological diseases associated with schizophrenia and number of relapse among schizophrenic patients. Recommendations: enhancement the QOL for schizophrenic patients and providing educational program about how to use of mobile in health education for both the patients and their families. In addition Improving of educational programs for psychiatric nurses and other health care providers in psychiatric hospitals by increasing levels of their knowledge and practice that would help schizophrenic patient to improve quality of life, | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Schizophrenia; Evidence-Based; Mobile Health- Education; Quality of life | ||
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