Effect of Self-management protocol on Early Outcomes Among Patients with Lower Limb External Fixator | ||||
| International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research | ||||
| Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 02 January 2023 | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejnsr.2022.180903.1269 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
Fatma Mohmmed Abouelala 
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| Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Kafrelsheikh University,Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Abstract: An essential aspect of a successful treatment plan is the maintenance of stability and utilizing of external fixation through designing plans that educate patient regarding self-management of external fixator devices. Aim: Evaluate the effect of the self-management protocol on early outcomes among patients with lower limb external fixator. Design: A quasi experimental design was used. Subject: A purposive sample of sixty adult patients was randomly divided into 2 equal groups 30 for each. Setting: The study was carried out in the orthopedic departments and the outpatient clinic at Main Mansoura University hospital. Tool: "External fixation Patient's assessment sheet" it was composed of six parts; 1. Patients’ demographic and clinical data, 2. Checketts Otterburns Grading System. 3. External Fixation Patients' health Knowledge Questionnaire, 4. Patients' self-reported practices, 5. The exercise of self-Care agency scale, 6. Patient’s satisfaction scale. Results: Statistically significant improvement of infection grading, knowledge and self-reported practices, self-care agency scores post implementation of self-management protocol. Therefore, there was high significant positive correlation between infection grading with patients’ knowledge, self-reported practices and exercise of self-care agency scores for the study group at (p < 0.001), additionally, 70.3% of the patients in the study group were satisfied with the protocol. Conclusion: The self-management protocol has a positive effect regarding reduction the incidence of pin-site infection, increase level of knowledge, self-reported practices, and patient's satisfaction. Recommendations: Engage the self-management protocol in the routine nursing care. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Early Outcomes; Lower limb External Fixation; Self-management Protocol | ||||
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