Effect of Prone versus Lateral Position on Respiratory Status among Children with Lower Respiratory Tract Infections | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 73, Volume 11, Issue 3, September 2020, Page 1116-1126 PDF (463.67 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.253130 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Fatma Mohamed Amin1; Heba Ibrahem Mohamed2; Manal Mohamed Ahmed Ayed3; Nagwa Ibrahim Eldemery4; Shimmaa Mansour Moustafa Mohamed5 | ||||
| 1Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University | ||||
| 2Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Kafr El Sheikh University | ||||
| 3Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University, Egypt | ||||
| 4Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University | ||||
| 5Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Introduction: Lower respiratory tract infection is considered one of the major public health problems in many developing countries among under five children. The correct positioning will help to reduce the breathing difficulty to some extent. Aim: The study aims to evaluate the effect of prone versus lateral position on respiratory status among children with lower respiratory tract infections. Subjects and method: Design: A quasi-experimental research design was utilized in this study. Setting: the study was conducted in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Sohag University Hospital. Subjects: A non-probability purposive sampling technique was adopted to select 100 children with lower respiratory tract infections from the previous setting who were assigned into two groups, with 50 children in each group. Prone position was given to group 1 and lateral position was given to group 2. Tools: Tool (1) Children assessment sheet and Tool (2) Children respiratory status assessment sheet. Results: The result of the study revealed that in group-1 and group-2, the significance of the difference between the mean pre-observation and post-observation respiratory status score was statistically and was found to be highly significant at 0.05 level. The result shows that the respiratory status had no significant association with their variables. The values of heart rate, respiratory rate, and oxygen saturation improved significantly among children in the prone position than in the lateral positions after the intervention. Conclusion: The current study results concluded that prone and lateral positions were effective in improving the respiratory status of children under five years old with lower respiratory tract infections. The study findings also depicted that the prone position was more effective than the lateral position. Recommendations: Prone position is recommended and could be used in the routine care of children with lower respiratory tract infections as a simple and applicable strategy to improve the respiratory status. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Children with lower respiratory tract infections; Prone and lateral positions; Respiratory status | ||||
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