Effect of Designed Nursing Guidelines on Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Tympanoplasty | ||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 60, Volume 9, Issue 24, March 2021, Pages 218-226 PDF (935.67 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2021.64872.1141 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Zeinab Sameir Ibrahime* 1; Hussein Fareid Weshahy2; Hala Mohammed Ghanem3; Esmat Sayed Abdelmaged4 | ||
| 1Nursing specialist in Assiut University Hospital, Egypt | ||
| 2Professor of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||
| 3Assistant Professor of Medical -Surgical Nursing. Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||
| 4Assistant Professor of Medical- Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract Tympanoplasty is a surgical technique to repair a defect in the tympanic membrane with the placement of a graft. Aim: To evaluate the effect of the designed nursing guidelines on outcomes of patients undergoing tympanoplasty. Research design: Quasi-experimental research design. Setting: Otolaryngology department and Outpatient Clinics at Assiut University Hospital. Patients: Sixty adult patients undergoing tympanoplasty were distributed into two equal groups (study and control) 30 patients for each. Tools: Tool I: Patient Questionnaires Sheet, Tool II: Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adults (HHIA) Scale. Results: Study group patients showed highly statistically significant improvement in their level of knowledge as well as social and emotional responses of hearing handicap than the control group (P<0.01). Conclusion: the designed nursing guidelines for patients undergoing tympanoplasty had a significant effects on improvement of patients` knowledge as well as social and emotional responses of hearing handicap. Recommendations: Teaching materials about pre and postoperative and home instructions should be available in Otolaryngology for patients undergoing tympanoplasty. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Keywords: Nursing Guidelines; outcomes & tympanoplasty | ||
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