Effect of Health Instructions on Improving Knowledge and Practices of Thalassemic Adolescents at Zagazig University Hospital | ||||
| Zagazig Nursing Journal | ||||
| Article 5, Volume 9, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2013, 2013, Page 66-84 PDF (261.57 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/znj.2013.38844 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Eman Mahmod Aboelela1; Amal Mohamed El-Dakhakhny2; Mervat Abd Allah Hesham3; Samah El – Awady Bassam4 | ||||
| 1Demonstrator, Pediatric Nursing Dep., Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, | ||||
| 2Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University | ||||
| 3Professor of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, | ||||
| 4Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Thalassemic adolescents need information about their disease in order to provide appropriate care, to decrease uncertainty, and to hold realistic expectations for their selves.Aim of the study: the present study aimed to identify the effect of health instructions on improving knowledge and practices of thalassemic adolescents at Zagazig university hospital. Subjects and Methods: a quasi-experimental study was conducted. Setting & Sample: sample of 50 thalassemic adolescents at the Pediatric Hematology Outpatient Clinic at Zagazig University Hospital in Sharkia Governorate, Egypt. Tools: Three tools were used in the present study as follows; structured interview questionnaire, clinical checklist and health instructions to educate the studied adolescents about β thalassemia major and its management. Results: the studied adolescents did not have satisfactory knowledge about their disease and its management before implementation of the health instructions. Thalassemic adolescent’s knowledge, and practices scores had been improved significantly after implementation of health instructions either immediately or 2 months later (P<0.01). Conclusion: health instructions had improved thalassemic adolescents' knowledge and practices. Recommendations: Based on the results of the present study continuous health instructions and educational programs should be conducted for thalassemic adolescents about the disease, its treatment regimen and care practices. Further researches are needed to study the impact of health instructions on thalassemic children’s compliance with their treatment regimen. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| thalassemia; thalassemic adolescents; Health Instructions; patient education | ||||
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