Effect of nurse-led lifestyle intervention protocol on associated symptoms and self-efficacy among patients with systematic lupus erythematosus | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 45, Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2021, Pages 814-830 PDF (942.9 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.156266 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Rasha Mohamed Elmetwaly1; Aziza Younis Ahmed1; Yosreah Mohamed Mohamed2 | ||
| 1Lecturers of Medical surgical nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University | ||
| 2Assistant professor of Medical Surgical Nursing Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease. In addition to various clinical manifestations, it has spiritual, psycho-social and economic consequences. Aim: this study aimed to assess the effect of nurse-led lifestyle intervention protocol on associated symptoms and self-efficacy of patients with systematic lupus erythematosus. Design: A quasi-experimental pre/post-test one-group design. Setting: This study was conducted at Rheumatology unit, affiliated to Ain Shams University Hospitals. Subjects: A purposive non-probability/nonrandomized sample of 100 patients diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus. Tools: data were collected using two tools: I. Structured interview questionnaire for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, II. General Self Efficacy Scale-GSE.III. British Isles Lupus Assessment Group (BILAG) Index. Results: there was a highly statistically significant difference between associated signs and symptoms of SLE pre and post implementation of life- style intervention protocol regarding treatment and self-management of SLE at p value (0.0001), there was a statistically significant difference regarding studied patients’ self-efficacy and patients’ lupus awareness pre and post life style intervention protocol implementation. Conclusion: the implementation of nurse-led lifestyle intervention protocol affected positively the lupus awareness, self-efficacy and improve the associated symptoms for patients with systematic lupus erythematosus. Recommendations: Continuous educational sessions to improve patients’ awareness, self-efficacy and improve the associated symptoms. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| systemic lupus erythematosus; nurse-led; lifestyle intervention protocol; self-efficacy | ||
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