Modified Nursing Program to Improve Health Condition Asthmatics Older Adult | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 24, Volume 11, Issue 1, March 2020, Page 329-353 PDF (678.5 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.138117 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Shimaa Hassan abd el-fatah1; Omima Mostafa Abd Elzaher2; Eman Mohamed Ebrahim Abd-Elraziek3 | ||||
| 1Lecturer in Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University, Egypt | ||||
| 2Lecture of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing South Valley University, Egypt | ||||
| 3Lecturer in Geriatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Aswan University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Asthma is a serious and common global health problem among older adult; can cause serious health problems if untreated properly. Aim of the present study was to evaluate the modified nursing program to improve health conditions among asthmatics older adult. Research design: A quasi-experimental design (one group pretest post-test) was used in this study. Setting: The study was carried out in three (3) outpatient clinics affiliated Chest Qena Hospital, Qena, Egypt. Subjects: A convenient sample was composed of 97 older adult’s diagnostic asthmatic. The study covers a period of 8 months from the beginning of September 2018 until the end of April 2019. Tools: Five tools were used to collect study data: Tool I: patients’ assessment questionnaire: includes four parts; Part 1. Demographic characteristics Part II. Medical history Part III. Medical Research Council dyspnea scale. Part IV: Older adults' knowledge regarding to asthma. Tool II: Observational checklist older adult patients’ practice. Tool III: Asthma Control Test. Tool IV: Medication Adherence Reporting Scale. Tool V: Patients’ self-care strategies. Results: Findings of this study revealed that more than half of the studied subjects were males and had asthma with statistical significance improvement in grades of asthma after the implementation of the modified nursing program, statistically significant improvement in the level of knowledge , and practice and self care strategy post program, highly statistically significant improvement in the study participants' asthma control test and medication adherence, significant positive correlations between MRC dyspnea scale and medication adherence among asthmatic old age. Conclusions: This study concluded that the asthma modified nursing program is effective for improving' health conditions among asthmatics older adult. Recommendation: The study recommended for further modifing nursing program to be conducted on larger number of older adult’s patients to improve their knowledge, practice, and self-care strategies. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Asthma; Old Adults; Medication Adherence; modified nursing program | ||||
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