Effect of Coaching Program on Prevention of Peripheral Neuropathy Deterioration among Patients with diabetes mellitus | ||||
Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2022, Page 1661-1674 PDF (462.01 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.273891 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Nagwa Mohamed Helmy1; Azza Anwar Aly2; Wafaa Hassan Ali Awad3; Mona Mohamed Abd ElHamid Younes4; Hanan Ali Ibrahim Almanzlawi5 | ||||
1Lecturer of Medical-Surgical Nursing Faculty of Nursing Suez Canal University | ||||
2Assistant professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing faculty of Nursing Damanhour University | ||||
3Assistant professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing Faculty Alexandria University, Associate professor of Medical-Surgical nursing Ibnsina national college | ||||
4Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Egypt | ||||
5Assistant professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background: Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN) is a common complication of diabetes, which could lead to foot ulcers, amputations, and mortality among patients. Aim: to determine the effect of the coaching program on prevention of peripheral neuropathy deterioration among patients with diabetes mellitus. Design: a quasi-experimental design (pre/post-test) with experimental and control groups. Setting: The study was conducted at Diabetic Outpatient Clinic at Port-Said University Hospital. Subjects: A Purposive sample consisted of 100 patients will be divided into experimental and control groups (50 patients in each) from the above-mentioned setting they will be recruited and assigned randomly. Tools: Three tools were used for data collection: Tool I: Patient assessment; questionnaire. Tool II: Clinical neurological examination scale; Tool III: patients with 'peripheral neuropathy deterioration needs questionnaire. Results: The study finding revealed that 58% of the experimental group and 67% of the control group of studied patients have severe diabetic peripheral neuropathy on their right side. Pre coaching program there were no statistically significant differences between patients in both group related to their level of knowledge about the prevention of diabetic peripheral neuropathy deterioration (p > 0.05). While there were significant differences post- implementation of the coaching program regarding knowledge scores between the control group and the experimental group regarding the educational needs that related to prevention of diabetic peripheral neuropathy deterioration. The Knowledge values were significantly higher among the experimental group than among the control group after the coaching program intervention with (p< 0.001). Conclusion: A coaching program regarding the prevention of peripheral neuropathy deterioration had a positive effect on knowledge among patients with diabetes mellitus. Recommendations: Continuous application of the coaching program for patients to improve their knowledge regarding prevention needs of DPN deterioration stages. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Coaching Program; patients with diabetes mellitus; prevention of peripheral neuropathy deterioration | ||||
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