Awareness of Blind Adolescent Girl Students Regarding Premenstrual Syndromes: Outcomes of Educational Guideline | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 25, Volume 7, Issue 4, December 2016, Page 374-391 PDF (413.93 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2016.104838 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Asmaa N. Mosbeh1; Sahar S. Faheim2; Rasha M. Hassan.3 | ||||
| 1Pediatric Nursing-Faculty of Nursing-Ain Shams, | ||||
| 2Pediatric Nursing-Faculty of Nursing-Beni-suef | ||||
| 3,Woman Health and Maternity Nursing-Kafr El-Sheikh Universities | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the outcomes of educational guideline on awareness of blind adolescent girl students regarding premenstrual syndromes. Subjects and Methods: A quasi-experimental design was utilized in this study, that was conducted at Blind School in Benha Institute. A purposive sample of 80 blind adolescent girl students from the previously mentioned setting. The following study tools were used(pre/posttests): 1) Students‘ interviewing questionnaire to assess their knowledge as regards premenstrual syndromes. 2) An observational checklist to evaluate studied students‘ practices such as perineal care. 3) Numerical pain scale to assess pain severity level. 4) Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale to assess anxiety level. Results: The mean age of adolescent girls was 15.9 ± 2.3 years. There was significant differences regarding knowledge and practices (perineal care, methods of cleaning, use of pads, dispose of pad and methods of drying), pain and anxiety relieve (e.g warm compress and exercises) about premenstrual syndromes between pre, post and follow up educational guideline. Conclusion: The present study concluded that, the educational guideline had a positive effect on awareness of blind adolescent girl students regarding premenstrual syndromes. Recommendations: Further studies should be carried out on a large number of such group of students for evidence of the results and generalization. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Premenstrual syndrome; Awareness; Blind adolescents; Educational guideline | ||||
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