Effect of Tele-nursing Intervention on Knowledge and Quality of Life for Patient with Chronic Venous Leg Ulcer | ||||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Article 22, Volume 12, Issue 41, January 2024, Page 262-272 PDF (1.07 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2024.259850.1742 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Lamiaa Abd El Salam Mohamed1; Asmaa Hamed Abd Elhy2; Wafaa Mustafa El Kotb1 | ||||
| 1Lecturer of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University. Egypt. | ||||
| 2Professor of Medical, Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University. Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Tele-nursing can provide patients with leg ulcers access to educational resources and self-management tools. Also empower patients with knowledge and skills to manage their condition. Purpose: to determine the effect of Tele nursing intervention on Knowledge and Quality of Life for Patient with Chronic Venous Leg Ulcer. Design: Quasi experimental research. Setting: The study was conducted at the surgical department and outpatient clinics at Menoufia University Hospital- Egypt. Subjects: Eighty patients with venous leg ulcers were randomly assigned into two groups; study group (receiving educational telephone follow-up interventions) and control group (Receiving hospital management instruction). Instruments: I) Structured interviewing questionnaire; it includes: Sociodemographic and Medical data. II) Knowledge assessment questionnaire. III) Short Form – 12 Health Survey quality of life questionnaires. Results: There was statistically improvement in the mean total knowledge score in study group compared to control group post conducting tele-nursing intervention (from 21.42& 19.87 to 48.22&29.52) respectively. The mean QoL scores were changing from (30.42±1.81&30.30±1.22 to 31.95±1.75 & 30.70±1.34) in study and control group pre and post tele-nursing intervention (after 12 month) respectively, with statistically significant difference. Conclusion: Tele-nursing intervention has a great effect on enhancing quality of life of patient with chronic venous leg ulcer. Recommendation: Tele nursing approach should be utilized to facilitate nursing tasks and safely and effectively improve patients' quality of life is a part of systematic nursing practice. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Quality of life; Tele-nursing intervention & Venous leg ulcer | ||||
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