Effect of Nursing Psychological Support and Teaching Physiotherapy Guideline on Improving Pain Level for Patients with Temporomandibular Joint Disorders | ||||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Article 5, Volume 7, Issue 19, December 2019, Page 37-47 PDF (910.88 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2019.69571 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Fatma Gareh Ahmed1; Salah El-Dein Gaber Shaltout2; Magda Ahmed Mohammed3; Sahra Zaki Azer4 | ||||
| 1Assistant lecturer in Medical Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||||
| 3Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||||
| 4Assistant Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Stress and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) are often linked to each other. The symptoms of stress manifest in physical ways, often leading to a TMJ disorders and can cause jaw tension or pain. Physiotherapy treatment is very effective in relieving and managing temporomandibular joint disorders (TMJDs), even when the symptoms are long-standing and severe. Aim: To evaluate the effect of nursing psychological support and teaching physiotherapy guideline on improving pain level for patients with TMJDs. Research design: Pre/post-test research design was utilized on 50 adult patients with TMJDs. Setting: The study was conducted in the maxillofacial surgery outpatient clinic at Assiut University Hospital. Tools: Three tools were used, I) Structured questionnaire, II) psychological state assessment and III) universal pain assessment. Results: About half of the study group their age range between 18-29 years old, with mean of (29.12±9.82) and about three quarter were females. There were statistically significant differences for the study group as regard psychological state and universal pain assessment. Conclusion: It was concluded that nursing psychological support and teaching physiotherapy are an important factors in the treatment of temporomandibular joint disorders. Recommendations: A written teaching guideline should be available for patients in simplified term and containing simple pictures. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Disorders; Guideline; Nursing; Physiotherapy; Psychological Support; Teaching & Temporomandibular Joint | ||||
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