Sleep Quality and Daily Living for Elderly Patients Diagnosed with Knee Osteoarthritis | ||||
| Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Volume 37, Issue 2, May 2025 PDF (1.47 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2025.435929 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Sara Salah Eldeen Galal Ali1; Sahar Mahmoud Sayed2; Mayada Mahmoud Taha2 | ||||
| 1Assistant lecturer in Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Fayoum University, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Helwan University, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Pain, stiffness, functional limitations are most common features associated with knee osteoarthritis (OA) can lead to challenges in performing activities of daily living (ADLs) and sleep quality. Aim: assess sleep quality and daily living for elderly patients diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis. Design: was used cross-sectional descriptive study. Setting: The study was conducted in the Orthopedic Outpatient Clinic of El-Fayoum General Hospital at Elfayoum City. Sample: A purposive sample was used; they were 72 Elderly patients 60 years old and over. Tool: Two tools were used to gather the data. Tool I: A self-administered questionnaire or structured interview for assessing socio-demographic data of patients, past & present medical history and knowledge. Second tool consists of 3parts (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Visual Analog Pain Scale, Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score. Results: The study results showed 50.0% were 70 years and more, 61.1% who bad sleeper, 25.3% experiencing always pain, 47.3% had sleep latency, 58.3% had short sleep period and statistically significant correlation among total knowledge, sleep quality and Koos. Conclusion: findings of the current study indicate approximately three-quarter of the studied patients had bad score of total score regarding KOOS and patients already had difficult in performing daily activities. Recommendations: The study recommended further research to rehabilitate elderly patients to self-manage their condition through creates effective health educational programs | ||||
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