Effectiveness of Educational Program for Health Promoting Lifestyle among Patients (Recipients) with Kidney Transplantation | ||||
| Journal of Nursing Science Benha University | ||||
| Article 72, Volume 3, Issue 2, July 2022, Page 1121-1144 PDF (738.34 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Scientific peer reviewed journal | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jnsbu.2022.255526 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Eman Sobhy Omran1; Marwa Mosaad Ali1; Samah Said Sabry2; Taisser Hamido Abosree2 | ||||
| 1Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt | ||||
| 2Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Kidney transplantation is a life-saving alternative to dialysis for patients with advanced, irreversible renal failure, which extending the survival, improving the quality of life, and decreasing in the mortality associated with long-term dialysis. Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of educational programs for health-promoting lifestyle among patients (recipients)with kidney transplantation.Research design: A quasi-experimental design was utilized in the present study. Setting: This study was conducted at Out-Patients Clinic for follow-up kidney transplantation in Nasr City Health Insurance Hospital. Sample: Purposive sample of 106 patients (Intervention group 54 & control group 52). Tools: Three tools were utilized for data collection, (I) A structured interview questionnaire for patients, (II)A health-promoting lifestyle profile, and (III) The Kidney Transplant Patient‘s Quality of Life. Results: There was highly statistically significant difference in knowledge scores between the intervention and control group, as well as a significantly higher scores of health promoting lifestyle behavior, and quality of life of intervention compared to control group. It also showed a significant association between knowledge and health promoting lifestyle behavior as well as quality of life of patients with kidney transplantation after educational program implementation. Conclusion: The intervention group benefited from the educational program that increased their knowledge, encouraged healthy lifestyle behaviors, and improved their quality of life. Recommendations: Written, a simple booklet about health-promoting lifestyle behavior post-transplantation should be available for patients and their families (relatives) at the Out-Patients Clinic for follow-up kidney transplantation in Nasr City Health Insurance Hospital. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Educational program; Health promoting lifestyle; Kidney transplantation; Recipient patients | ||||
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