HEALTHY BEHAVIORS ADJUSTMENT IN THE ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC LIVER CIRRHOSIS | ||
| Mansoura Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 3, Volume 7, Issue 2, July 2020, Pages 32-45 PDF (380.95 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2020.179752 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohamed Awadallah1; Soad Abd Elhameed2; Amira Hassaneen3 | ||
| 1faculty of nursing, Mansoura university. | ||
| 2Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University,Egypt | ||
| 3Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University,Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Liver cirrhosis is a dangerous ,serious, and irreversible disease. The liver tissue is replaced with fibrotic scar tissue as regenerative nodules. Elderly patients with cirrhotic liver disease experience severe symptoms with negative and bad impacts on their daily activities ,healthy behaviors, and health life. Elderly patients should deal with them emotionally, socially, and physically. Aim: Assess healthy behaviors adjustment in the elders with chronic liver cirrhosis. Method: A descriptive research design was utilized`. Setting:This study was conducted at medical department located in the third floor in Talkha Central Hospital and contains 30 beds affilitated to the Ministry of Health and at medical department located in the second floor in Specialized Medical Hospital and contains 45 beds affilitated to Mansoura University. Subjects: The study included 290 cirrhotic elderly patients. Tools: Data related to this study was collected using four tools, Ӏ: Socio- demographic and clinical data structured interview schedule, Π: Barthel Index Scale, Ш: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, ӀV: Jalowiec coping scale. Results:There was a strong positive statistically significance relation between functional status, psychological health status (P= 0.000*), and total affective coping behavior in elderly patients (P= 0.008*). Conclusion&Recommendations:There was a strong positive statistically significance relation between functional status ,psychological health status, and total affective coping behavior in elders . | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Chronic liver cirrhosis; Elderly patients; Healthy behaviors adjustment | ||
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