Effects of Educational Nursing Interventions on Pain, and Quality of Life among Nurses with Low Back Pain. | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 45, Volume 11, Issue 3, September 2020, Page 703-721 PDF (869.25 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.171351 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Amany Youssef Sharaf1; Narges Mohammed Syam2; Rasha Fathy Ahmed  2
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| 1Assistant Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University. Egypt. | ||||
| 2Lecturer of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University. Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Low back pain negatively impacts nurses’ quality of life. Educational interventions have minimal side effects compared to other interventions that can decrease nurses’ pain intensity and improve their quality of life. Aim of the study: To identify the effects of educational nursing interventions on pain and quality of life among nurses with low back pain. Setting: This study was conducted at medical and surgical units of Alexandria Main University Hospital, Egypt. Subjects: The study subjects comprised a convenience sample of 50 nurses with low back pain. Tools: Three tools were used: Tool (1) Nurses’ Knowledge Structured Interview schedule: to assess nurses' educational needs related to Low Back Pain. Tool (II) Nurses’ Pain Numeric Rating Scale: to assess nurses’ levels of low back pain. Tool (III): The World Health Organization Quality of Life-brief (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire. to assess QOL of the participants. Results: The mean age of the studied nurses was 40.94 ± 9.50 years. The majority of them were either overweight or obese with a mean body mass index (28.25 ± 3.54). High statistically significant difference was detected in nurses’ LBP levels between pre and post application of the educational nursing interventions, with mean percent reduction in LBP levels post interventions (46.0 ± 21.31). High statistically significant differences were detected between nurses’ overall QOL at pre, and post application of the educational nursing interventions, with mean percent improvement score in overall QOL (19.49 ± 13.76). Conclusion: Significant positive effects on pain reduction, and QOL improvement among the studied nurses post interventions were detected. Statistically significant associations between body mass index and both of mean percent reduction of pain levels, and mean percent improvement of QOL post interventions. Recommendations: Other studies to examine other effects of the educational nursing interventions in a longer duration to find out long-term effects, on nurses with LBP, are recommended. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Nursing Interventions; Low Back Pain; Nurses; Quality of Life | ||||
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