Effectiveness of Educational Program on Fatigue and Activities of Daily Living among Myasthenia Gravis Patients
Ahmed Hassan, A., Mustafa Ragheb, M., Saied Taha, A., Fathy Mohamed, R. (2022). Effectiveness of Educational Program on Fatigue and Activities of Daily Living among Myasthenia Gravis Patients. EKB Journal Management System, 3(2), 510-522. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2022.247671
Asmaa Ahmed Hassan; Marwa Mustafa Ragheb; Amal Saied Taha; Rasha Fathy Mohamed. "Effectiveness of Educational Program on Fatigue and Activities of Daily Living among Myasthenia Gravis Patients". EKB Journal Management System, 3, 2, 2022, 510-522. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2022.247671
Ahmed Hassan, A., Mustafa Ragheb, M., Saied Taha, A., Fathy Mohamed, R. (2022). 'Effectiveness of Educational Program on Fatigue and Activities of Daily Living among Myasthenia Gravis Patients', EKB Journal Management System, 3(2), pp. 510-522. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2022.247671
Ahmed Hassan, A., Mustafa Ragheb, M., Saied Taha, A., Fathy Mohamed, R. Effectiveness of Educational Program on Fatigue and Activities of Daily Living among Myasthenia Gravis Patients. EKB Journal Management System, 2022; 3(2): 510-522. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2022.247671

Effectiveness of Educational Program on Fatigue and Activities of Daily Living among Myasthenia Gravis Patients

Journal of Nursing Science Benha University
Article 34, Volume 3, Issue 2, July 2022, Page 510-522  XML PDF (1.51 MB)
Document Type: Scientific peer reviewed journal
DOI: 10.21608/jnsbu.2022.247671
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Authors
Asmaa Ahmed Hassan* 1; Marwa Mustafa Ragheb2; Amal Saied Taha2; Rasha Fathy Mohamed2
1Instructor at Technical Institute of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt
2Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt
Abstract
Background: Myasthenia gravis is the most prevalent medical disorder related to
dysfunction of neuromuscular transmission. It mainly causes fluctuating muscle weakness,
fatigability and decreasing activities of daily living. Aim of study: Was to evaluate the effect of
education program on fatigue and activities of daily living among myasthenia gravis patients. Study
design: A quasi- experimental design was used in the study. Setting: This study was conducted at
neurological departments of Benha University Hospitals and Mansoura University. Sample: A
purposive sampling was used in the current study and the sample size included (60 patients) with
myasthenia gravis. Tool of data collection: (I) Patients’ interviewing questionnaire, covering
patients' demographic characteristics, medical and surgical history, their knowledge about
myasthenia gravis. (II) Myasthenia gravis fatigue scale. (III) Activities of Daily Living, (IV)
Myasthenia gravis Manual Muscle Test. Results: There was significantly improvement in patients’
knowledge about disease, fatigue score, activities of daily living and manual muscle test post and at
follow up compared to pre program where p < 0.001. Conclusion: The educational program
provided for studied myasthenia gravis patient has significantly increased their knowledge about
disease and improved fatigue score, activities of daily living and muscle strength.
Recommendation: Replication of this study is recommended on several clinical settings for
generalizability of the research results to other hospitals.

Keywords
Key words: Activities of Daily Living; Educational program; Fatigue; Myasthenia gravis
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