Effect of Educational Sessions about Prevention of Retinopathy on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Diabetic Patients | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 121, Volume 13, Issue 1, March 2022, Pages 1783-1794 PDF (791.99 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.241215 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Samia M. Abd elmouty; Hanan Hamed Mohammed* | ||
| Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing- Mansoura University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Retinopathy is a devastating consequence of diabetes that is one of the main causes of blindness globally. As a result, it's critical to raise patient awareness of retinopathy prevention and the significance of regular follow-up. Aim: To evaluate the effect of educational sessions about prevention of retinopathy on knowledge, attitude and practice of diabetic patients. Study design: This study was designed as a quasi-experimental. Sampling: The study subjects comprised of 120 diabetic patients who were at the medical outpatient clinics by using a purposive sampling technique. Tools: Four tools were developed by the researcher for collecting the data of this study as the following: tool one was a structured interviewed questionnaire that assessed patients' socio demographic data, medical & family history. Knowledge assessment structured interview questionnaire was the second tool. Self-reported practices sheet was the third tool. Attitude Likert scale about prevention of retinopathy was the fourth tool. Results: This study revealed that, 41.5 percent of the patients were between the ages of 40 and 50. In the pre-test, patients had limited awareness about diabetic retinopathy, but this improved following the educational sessions. Diabetic patients' practice and attitude improved significantly after attending the health education sessions. Conclusion: Diabetic patients who attend the retinopathy prevention exhibited greater knowledge, improved practice and showed higher positive attitude scores compared to before attending the sessions. Recommendation: Health education sessions raise diabetic patient's awareness regarding retinopathy prevention by approaching camping in rural and urban areas. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Educational session; Effect; Knowledge; Practice; Retinopathy | ||
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