Effect of Nursing Rehabilitative Program Interventions on Health Outcomes of Post COVID-19 Patients | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 73, Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2021, Page 1085-1102 PDF (275.43 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.206376 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Thoraya Mohamed Abdelaziz1; Aliae AR Mohamed Hussein2; Islam G Sayed3; Karema Mohamed Sobhy4; Ebtisam S A Hassanin5; Howaida K Abd- Elaal6 | ||||
| 1Assistant Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. | ||||
| 2MD, Professor of Pulmonology, Chest Department, Assiut University Hospitals, Assiut, Egypt. | ||||
| 3MD. Lecturer of Pulmonology, Aswan Faculty of Medicine, Aswan, Egypt. | ||||
| 4MD, Lecturer of Public health and Community Medicine, Assuit University Hospital, Egypt. | ||||
| 5MD, Consultant of clinical pathology, Ministry of Health and population, Assiut 71511, Egypt. | ||||
| 6Fellow of medical surgical, PhD- RN, Nursing Development Trainer, Center of Technical Training and Nursing Development, Assuit University Hospital, Assuit, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Previous research findings suggested that there would be an increasing number of post-acute COVID-19 cases necessitating a reasonable rehabilitation strategy. This imposes the crucial need for implementing a nursing rehabilitation program by a multidisciplinary expert team; utilizing a range of tailored interventions. Aim of the study: to investigate the effect of the developed nursing rehabilitative program interventions on the health outcomes of post COVID-19 patients. Materials and Method: A quasi experimental research design; comprised one hundred of post COVID-19 patients who were attending at the Post COVID-19 Outpatient Clinic. Two tools were utilized for data collection; Tool I: “Post COVID-19 Patients Assessment Structured Interview Questionnaire”, and Tool II: “Post COVID-19 Patient’s Knowledge Structured Interview Schedule”. Additionally, respiratory rehabilitation interventions were performed via diaphragmatic training; stretching exercises and home exercises. Results: The majority of subjects (90%) had poor overall knowledge score prior to program implementation; that improved in (52%) to good after one month of program intervention, to turn after three months to fair in (82%), (p1<0.001, p2<0.001, p3=0.007; respectively). Furthermore, the subjects’ overall health status indicators mean percent score was (7.35±2.0) prior nursing program implementation, then improved one and three months thereafter (P<0.001). A considerable improvement was observed in the overall (EQ-VAS), as well as in the overall six minutes’ walk distance mean percent scores after implementing the three months nursing rehabilitation program. Conclusion: Post COVID-19 participants who received the nursing rehabilitative program interventions exhibited improved health outcomes at the end of the program. Recommendations: Extend the global scientific knowledge concerning post COVID-19 nursing rehabilitation. Further research should be conduct to examine this rehabilitation program effect on quality of life on larger post COVID-19 sample. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Coronavirus COVID-19; Post COVID-19; Rehabilitation; Nursing program; Knowledge; Health outcomes; Program interventions | ||||
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