Health Coaching Effectiveness in Controlling Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension | ||||
| Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Volume 34, Issue 3, August 2024 PDF (693.89 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2024.375870 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Hassnaa Eid Shaban Mosa1; , Basma A . Ismail2; Hanady Sh. Shehata3; Nevin Adel Amer4; Entsar Kamel Mohammed5 | ||||
| 1Assisstant Professor, Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University. Egypt. , Assisstant Professor, Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Jouf University, KSA | ||||
| 2Lecturer of Family and Community Health Nursing, colleague of Menoufia University Hospitals, Menoufia University, Egypt. | ||||
| 3Assisstant Professor, Family and Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt. | ||||
| 4Assisstant Professor, Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University. Egypt , Assisstant Professor, Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Jouf University, KSA. | ||||
| 5Assisstant Professor, Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University. Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a challenging serious disease with significant burden on individuals and society. It's increasing incidence with the obesity epidemic increasing blindness risk which more press on service capacity. Aim: To examine the health coaching effectiveness in controlling idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Subjects and Method: Subjects: A purposive sample of patients fulfill the inclusion criteria were selected. Setting: Medical & Surgical neurology and Ophthalmology outpatients’ clinics at two University and Al-Qasr Teaching Hospitals. Design: Quasi-experimental research design allowed for accomplishment of study goal. Tools: four tools were utilized included, patients’ biodemographic questionnaire, headache diary assessment questionnaire, disease related objective and subjective assessment questionnaire and disease related health coaching practices questionnaire. Results: Patients’ weight preintervention was Kg which reduced to Kg and Kg after three and six months respectively. Serum potassium level elevated from to after three and six months respectively. Also, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, headache attacks and analgesic use per week were significantly decreased after three and six months of intervention. Eye related disorders as blurred vision; papilledema degree was significantly decreased after intervention by three and six months. Conclusion: The nursing health coaching program application has proven potent effectiveness on patients’ intracranial pressure reduction reflected on patients’ little headache attacks per week, decreased disease related signs and symptom’s severity and frequencies, resolved papilledema with improved visual function. Recommendations: Nursing health coaching program should be applied among all patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension as an effective nonpharmacological, non-surgical conventional method | ||||
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