HEALTHY BEHAVIORS ADJUSTMENT IN THE ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC LIVER CIRRHOSIS
Awadallah, M., Abd Elhameed, S., Hassaneen, A. (2020). HEALTHY BEHAVIORS ADJUSTMENT IN THE ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC LIVER CIRRHOSIS. EKB Journal Management System, 7(2), 32-45. doi: 10.21608/mnj.2020.179752
Mohamed Awadallah; Soad Abd Elhameed; Amira Hassaneen. "HEALTHY BEHAVIORS ADJUSTMENT IN THE ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC LIVER CIRRHOSIS". EKB Journal Management System, 7, 2, 2020, 32-45. doi: 10.21608/mnj.2020.179752
Awadallah, M., Abd Elhameed, S., Hassaneen, A. (2020). 'HEALTHY BEHAVIORS ADJUSTMENT IN THE ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC LIVER CIRRHOSIS', EKB Journal Management System, 7(2), pp. 32-45. doi: 10.21608/mnj.2020.179752
Awadallah, M., Abd Elhameed, S., Hassaneen, A. HEALTHY BEHAVIORS ADJUSTMENT IN THE ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC LIVER CIRRHOSIS. EKB Journal Management System, 2020; 7(2): 32-45. doi: 10.21608/mnj.2020.179752

HEALTHY BEHAVIORS ADJUSTMENT IN THE ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC LIVER CIRRHOSIS

Mansoura Nursing Journal
Article 3, Volume 7, Issue 2, July 2020, Page 32-45  XML PDF (380.95 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2020.179752
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Authors
Mohamed Awadallah1; Soad Abd Elhameed2; Amira Hassaneen3
1faculty of nursing, Mansoura university.
2Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University,Egypt
3Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University,Egypt.
Abstract
Liver cirrhosis is a dangerous ,serious, and irreversible disease. The liver tissue is
replaced with fibrotic scar tissue as regenerative nodules. Elderly patients with cirrhotic
liver disease experience severe symptoms with negative and bad impacts on their daily
activities ,healthy behaviors, and health life. Elderly patients should deal with them
emotionally, socially, and physically. Aim: Assess healthy behaviors adjustment in the
elders with chronic liver cirrhosis. Method: A descriptive research design was utilized`.
Setting:This study was conducted at medical department located in the third floor in
Talkha Central Hospital and contains 30 beds affilitated to the Ministry of Health and at
medical department located in the second floor in Specialized Medical Hospital and
contains 45 beds affilitated to Mansoura University. Subjects: The study included 290
cirrhotic elderly patients. Tools: Data related to this study was collected using four tools, Ӏ:
Socio- demographic and clinical data structured interview schedule, Π: Barthel Index Scale,
Ш: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, ӀV: Jalowiec coping scale. Results:There was a
strong positive statistically significance relation between functional status, psychological
health status (P= 0.000*), and total affective coping behavior in elderly patients (P=
0.008*). Conclusion&Recommendations:There was a strong positive statistically
significance relation between functional status ,psychological health status, and total
affective coping behavior in elders .
Keywords
Chronic liver cirrhosis; Elderly patients; Healthy behaviors adjustment
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