Effectiveness of Self-Care Program on the Health-Related Quality of Life for Children Undergoing Hemodialysis | ||||
| Mansoura Nursing Journal | ||||
| Volume 10, Issue 1, January 2023, Page 1-10 PDF (828.55 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2023.320364 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Doaa Osman   1; Fawzia Abusaad2; Laila Y Abu Salem3; Rasha Gad3
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| 1Demonstrator of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||||
| 2Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||||
| 3Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Children maintained on hemodialysis struggle with their disease and are facing multiple and potentially overwhelming stressors that affect negatively their quality of life. Aim: the aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of self-care program on the health-related quality of life for children undergoing hemodialysis. Methods: A quasi-experimental design was utilized on a purposive sample of 40 pediatric patients undergoing hemodialysis at the New General Hospital, Mansoura city. Three tools were used in this study. They were children`s socio-demographic characteristics and their clinical data, Orem’s self-care checklist and Standardized Quality Of Life (QOL) Questionnaire. Results: According to the findings of this study, there was a highly statistically significant difference in the total studied children's self-care practices after the implementation of the self-care program. Furthermore, there was a highly statistically significant difference in the total studied children's health-related quality of life levels 3 months follow up after the self-care program was implemented. The median of the total studied children health related quality of life has increased 3 months follow up compared to pre and immediately post program implementation. Conclusion: Self-care education improves the quality of life of pediatric hemodialysis patients. Recommendation: More studies are needed to measure children’s undergoing hemodialysis self-care practices and their quality of life among different age groups. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Children; End stage renal disease; Hemodialysis; Quality of Life; Self-Care | ||||
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