Effect of Protocol of Care on Self Care Practice for Patients Post Kidney Transplantation Operation | ||
Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
Volume 28, Issue 1, March 2023, Pages 49-68 PDF (929.22 K) | ||
Document Type: Original Article | ||
DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2023.285169 | ||
Authors | ||
Sohair Mohamed Weheida1; Amany Lotfy Abed EL-Aziz2; Seham Ahmed Abed-Elhay Abd Elgwad2; Ahamed Ibrahim Kamal3; Maha Mohamed Elsherbiny4 | ||
1Professor of Medical- Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Egypt. | ||
2Professor of Medical- Surgical Nursing Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt | ||
3Lecturer of Nephrology Faculty of Medicine El Mansoura University, Egypt . | ||
4Assistant lecturer, Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Kafr elshikh University, Egypt | ||
Abstract | ||
ackground: Kidney transplantation is the best method of treatment for improvement of renal functions in patients with end-stage renal failure. The main aims of patient education following renal transplantation are to help patients acquire the knowledge, required activities and practices for daily living without problem and to help patients cope with physiological and psychosocial problems. Aim: evaluate the effect of protocol of care on self care practice of patients post renal transplantation operation. Setting: the study was carried out in out patient's clinics of nephrology center at Urology and Nephrology Center of EL Mansoura University. Research design: a quasi-experimental research design was utilized, Subjects: A Convenience sample of sixty (60) adult patients was divided into two equal control and study group .Tools Four tools was used, Tool ( I): Structure interview schedule. Tool (II): Patients' knowledge assessment. Tool (III): Self care activities of daily living tool (SCADLT). Tool (IV): Disease specific self-care practices tool (DSSCPT). Percentage in result: a highly statistical significant difference was observed in total knowledge, self- care activities and practices post protocol of care implementation. Conclusion: the educational program has remarkable significant improvements of total knowledge level, self care activities and practices post kidney transplantation operation. Recommendation: Continuous periodic health teaching program for patients undergoing kidney transplantation operation and replication of the study on a large probability sampling about knowledge, self care activities and practices in the nephrology patient's clinics. | ||
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