Effect of Educational Guidelines on Self Care for Patients Post Kidney Transplantation | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 23, Volume 8, Issue 3, September 2017, Pages 291-306 PDF (323.93 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2017.81285 | ||
| Author | ||
| Zeinab Hussein Bakr | ||
| Lecturer of medical Surgical Nursing Faculty of nursing Ain Shams University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Self-care for patient post kidney transplantation is very important to avoid late rejection episode, maintain patients' compliance with therapeutic management and improve quality of life. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of educational guidelines on self-care for patients with post kidney transplation through the following: - 1- Assess the self-care for patients with post kidney transplation.2-Develop and implementing self-care guidelines for patients based on need assessment. 3-Evaluate the effect of the educational guidelines on self-care for patients with post kidney transplantation. Design: A quesi experimental design was used to utilize this study. Setting: The study was conducted at Kidney transplantation unit and nephrology and urology outpatient clinic at Nasser Institute hospital. Sample: Purposive sample composed of 60 clients from the previous mentioned setting divided into two groups. Tools: Two tools are used for data collection; first tool, an interviewing questionnaire designed by the researcher to assess a) socio-demographic data, b) medical history past, present. Second tool, Self Care questionnaire consisted of A) knowledge, b) practice. Results: There was satisfactory level of total knowledge and practice related to self care in the study group post implementation of the educational guidelines, Conclusion: There is highly statistically significant relation between knowledge, practice and self care after kidney transplantation. Recommendations: Establishing a special educational program to provide patients with adequate knowledge and training to overcome patients' problems. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Quality of life; Hip Joint Replacement | ||
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