Effect of Self Care Education on Quality of Life and Body Image among Burned Patients | ||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 19, Volume 9, Issue 24, March 2021, Pages 208-217 PDF (859.91 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Research | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2021.63280.1132 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Fathya Rady Magbool* 1; Ghona Abd El-Nasser Ali2; Attyiat Hassan Hussein3; Mohamed Eloteify Jr4 | ||
| 1Fellow of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Assuit University Hospitals, Egypt. | ||
| 2Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University, Egypt. | ||
| 3Assistant Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University, Egypt. | ||
| 4Lecturer of Plastic surgery & Burn, Faculty of Medicine, Aswan University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract: Burns have a negative effect on quality of life of patients and can impair their physiological, psychological, social and spiritual well-being. Aim of the study: to evaluate the effect of self-care education on quality of life and body image among burned patients. Research design: Quasi-experimental design. Setting: The study was conducted in burn department and outpatient's burn clinic, at Assiut Burn Center, Assiut city. Sample: Sixty male and female adult patients their age (18-65) years, diagnosed with first, second and third degree of burn. Percentage of burn from 18 - 45%. Tools: three tools used in this study: Patient assessment sheet, it included (personal and medical data), Burn Specific Health Scale-Brief (BSHS-B), and self-care education booklet. Results: Less than half of sample was in the age group of 36-55 years with mean 42.08 ± 13. 415 yrs. There was a highly significant statistical difference for patients’ quality of life and body image before and after self-care education. Conclusion: Self-care education was effective on improving quality of life and body image among burned patients. Recommendations: Teaching booklet for burned patients to improve quality of life should be available in burn departments. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Keywords: Burn; Body image; Self-Care Education & Quality of Life | ||
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