Biopsychosocial Needs of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 81, Volume 13, Issue 4, December 2022, Pages 1100-1113 PDF (525.7 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.266943 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ebtsam Naim Gad1; Manal Houssien Nasr2; Yosreah Mohamed Mohamed3; Sara Fathi Mahmoud4 | ||
| 1B.SC. Nursing | ||
| 2Professor of medical Surgical Nursing- Faculty of Nursing – Ain Shams University | ||
| 3Assistant Professor of Medial Surgical Nursing-Faculty of Nursing – Ain Shams University | ||
| 4Assistant Professor of Critical care Nursing– Ain Shams University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease defined as an airway passage obstruction that is not fully reversible. Bronchial obstruction is progressive and is associated with the abnormal inflammatory response of lungs to noxious particles or gases. Aim of the study: to assess biopsychosocial needs of patients with COPD. Through: assessing demographic data, medical data, and knowledge regarding COPD of patients with COPD, also, assess physical, social and psychological needs of them. Study Design: A descriptive- exploratory research design were be utilized. Setting: The study was conducted in intermediate pulmonary intensive care unit at Ain Shams University Hospital. Subjects: Purposive samples of 50 adult patients with COPD were being included in the study. Data Collection Tools: Patients' structured interview questionnaire & Biopsychosocial needs assessment tool for patients with COPD Results: This study revealed that 70% of studied patients had unsatisfactory level of total knowledge regarding COPD, regarding physical needs, 48% of studied patients partially dependent. Also, 32% of them completely dependent in daily living activity, regarding psychological needs, 40% of studied patients had moderate anxiety level. 46% of studied patients had moderate depression level Regarding social needs, 40% of studied patients had moderate social dysfunction and 38% of them had severe social dysfunction. Conclusion: About half of them had partially independent level of ADL regarding total physical needs. Also, half of them had moderate depression level related to total psychological needs. In addition to more than one third of them had severed social dysfunction. Recommendations include rehabilitation program must held for patients with COPD to meet biopsychosocial needs and designing illustrated guidelines regarding home care management for patients with COPD | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Biopsychosocial needs | ||
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