Effect of Health Promotion Nursing Interventions on Functional Status among Elderly with Cardiovascular Diseases | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 122, Volume 13, Issue 1, March 2022, Pages 1795-1809 PDF (439.6 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.245479 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Esteer Ibrahim Ghayth Basali1; Neama Mohamed El-Maghraby2; Soheer Ahmel Awd Abdel Aziz3; Ghada Mohamed Abd-Elsalam Elhgry4; Hanaa Moukhtar Ibrahim3 | ||
| 1Lecturer of Gerontological Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag university | ||
| 2Professor of Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut university | ||
| 3Lecturer of Gerontology Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut university | ||
| 4Lecturer of Geriatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menofia University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Aging is an inevitable part of life and the largest risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Aim: Assess the effect of health promotion nursing intervention on the functional status among elderly with cardiovascular diseases. Design: A Quasi-experimental design was used. Settings: The study conducted in cardiac out patients' clinics and inpatients wards at Al-Orman hospital in Assiut university hospitals. Sample: A random sample of 70 elderly with CVD was divided equally into two groups (35 study and 35 control). The data collection lasted 7 months from the beginning of December 2020 and ending in late June 2021. Tools: Four tools were utilized. Tool I: Structured interview questionnaire, Tool II: Comprehensive Heart Disease Knowledge Questionnaire, Tool III: Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale (IADL), Tool IV: Katz Index for Activities of Daily Living. Results: It was noted that 80.0% of the study group achieved full functional level in posttest. Additionally; a statistically significant difference between study group function level and their knowledge level at P<0.001. There was positive correlation between ADL, IADL and cardiac diagnosis in study group y-0.989. Conclusion: Functional level of elderly patients with cardiovascular diseases was greatly affected by a health promotion nursing intervention. Recommendation: Providing further health promotion nurse intervention for elderly with cardiovascular diseases in all health care facilities. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Elderly; Cardiovascular diseases (CVD); Health promotion; Functional status | ||
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