Effect of Nurse-Led Interventions on Post-surgical Expected Outcomes among Patients with Cataract | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 95, Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2022, Pages 1252-1267 PDF (351.26 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.259468 | ||
| Author | ||
| Engy E. Eldoushy* | ||
| Assistant Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Medical attention for the visually impaired patients is an essential element for their overall wellbeing. Cataract dominates among the main causes of visual impairment in Egypt and South Africa. Early detection, patients' awareness, eye self-care practice, dynamic treatment and adherence to treatment are imperative perspectives to avoid extra damage and hence protect vision. Aim: Assessing the effect of nurse-led interventions on post-surgical expected outcomes among patients with cataract Setting: current study was conducted at the lecture's room of the ophthalmology Department in Menoufia University Hospital and at the waiting area of Shebien El- Kom Ophthalmology Hospital, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt. Design: A quasi-experimental research design was used in this study. Tools: three tools: Structured interview questionnaire that included three parts for assessing patents' sociodemographics, past/present medical and family history, and knowledge level, Observational checklist to evaluate patient's self-care practices regarding eye care and patient's post-surgical expected outcomes' scale to assess the achieved patient's outcomes after applying nurse-led interventions. Results: a highly statistically significant post-intervention improvement regarding patients' total knowledge score, satisfactory expected outcomes' mean score and a major achievement in patients' eye self-care practice among study group patients than for control group in comparison between study and control groups with p value <0.001. Furthermore, the present study showed a significant post-intervention positive correlation between total scores of patient's expected outcomes' scale and eye self-care practice associated with knowledge about cataract among study group with p value <0.001. Conclusion: Nurse-led interventions including health education for enhancing patients' knowledge and self-care practice were found to be an effective method to attain the targeted improvement in cataract patients' post- surgical expected outcomes. Recommendation: Nurse-led interventions should be implemented in periodic training programs for ophthalmology patients to consolidate, update and refresh their knowledge base and promote safe and good eye self-care practice regarding cataract in order to properly meet the patient's needs and thus enhancing safety. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Nurse-Led Interventions; Post-Surgical Expected Outcomes; Cataract | ||
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