Barriers that Hinder Caring of Obese Patients in the Intensive Care Unit | ||
| Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice | ||
| Article 25, Volume 4, Issue 9, March 2025, Pages 344-354 PDF (1.1 M) | ||
| Document Type: Scientific Research Periodical | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/hijnrp.2025.357617.1278 | ||
| Author | ||
| Alaa Samarah Dawod* | ||
| Medical Surgical Nursing. Faculty of nursing .helwan university | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Nurses hardly tried to provide professional care in safely and concerned manner for obese patients but they encounter barriers when caring for them . These barriers must be identified for providing safe and quality health care for these patients. Aim: This study aimed to assess barriers that hinder caring of Obese Patients in the intensive care units. Research design: A descriptive exploratory design was utilized to achieve aim of the study. Setting: The study was conducted at the Intensive Care Units in Sayed Galal Hospital. Subject: A Convenient sample of (96) nurses in different category of intensive care units and purposive sample of 96 obese patients that present at the time of the study. Tools: Three tools were used in this study, Tool I: Patient demographic characteristics and medical data. Tool II: Nurses self-administered questionnaire which included two parts. Part I: Nurses demographic characteristics, Part II: Nurses’ knowledge assessment questionnaire, Part III: Nurses’ knowledge assessment questionnaire. Tool III: Barriers assessment questionnaire for care of obese patients which included two parts. Part I: Barriers assessment questionnaire regarding clinical practice, Part II: Barriers assessment questionnaire regarding equipment. Results: The majority of the studied nurses had satisfactory total knowledge regarding obesity and about two third of them had high barriers in caring of obese patients. Conclusion: There was a statistically significant positive correlation between total knowledge and total barriers scores of the studied nurses. Recommendation: Provide clear protocol, practice standards, educational programs and ongoing training for nurses about Care of obese patients. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Barriers; Intensive care unit; Obese patients | ||
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