Effect of Educational Program regarding Self-Care Health Behavior on knowledge and practices of Hemodialysis’ Adolescents | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Volume 14, Issue 3, September 2023, Pages 805-820 PDF (651.71 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2023.321708 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hanaa Tharwat Mohamed El-shahat1; Manal Farouk Mohamed2; Rehab Hassan Kafl2 | ||
| 1Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University, Egypt. | ||
| 2Assistant professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Hemodialysis’ adolescents facing unique and complex self-care activities. Enhancement of self-care activities of hemodialysis’ adolescents is crucial for improving their ability to perform their daily living activities. Aim: Evaluate the effect of educational program regarding self-care health behavior on knowledge and practice of hemodialysis’ adolescents. Design: A quasi-experimental design was used (one group pre and post). Setting: the study was conducted at hemodialysis unit in El-Tadamon hospital, El-Mabara hospital and El-Nasr Specialized hospital in Port Said City. Subjects: A convenience sampling of 55 hemodialysis’ adolescents. Tools: Two tools were used to conduct this study; Tool (1) Structure interviewed questionnaire and Tool (2) Self Care Management Scale which consisted of two subscales: Sub scale (A): universal self-care factors and Sub scale (B): health-deviation self-care factors. Results: There were statistical significant relation between total knowledge scores of the studied adolescents and their total practices mean scores regarding universal self-care and health deviation self-care for health behavior. Conclusion: The educational program succeeded in improving the knowledge and practice of hemodialysis’ adolescents regarding self-care health behavior on post and follow up tests than on pre-test. Recommendations: the study emphasized on the importance of ongoing in-service education programs regarding self-care health behavior to enhance the quality of life for hemodialysis pediatric patient. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Hemodialysis’ adolescents; Knowledge; Practice; Self-Care Health Behavior | ||
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