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Effect of Tele-nursing Application on Self- Management of Pregnant Women Regarding Minor Discomforts

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Background: Minor discomforts of pregnancy are a series of commonly experienced symptoms that annoy women throughout pregnancy. Applying tele-nursing in healthcare is increasingly prioritized to reduce maternal mortality, morbidity and improve newborns' survival especially in remote areas. Aim of the study: To examine the effect of tele-nursing Applications on Self- Management of Pregnant Women Regarding Minor Discomforts. Design A quasi - experimental design was utilized (control & study group). Setting: The study conducted at the Ain Shams University Maternity Hospital's Antenatal Clinic. Sample: 120 pregnant women were enrolled in the study and randomly divided into study and control groups. Tools: Four tools were used for data collection; I) A structured interviewing questionnaire, II) Maternal Knowledge Assessment Questionnaire, III) Maternal reported Self-Care Practice checklist, and IV) Women satisfaction Likert scale, in addition to supportive material (Arabic educational booklet). Results: there was a highly statistically significant improvement in total knowledge and total self-care management scores were observed among study group as compared to control group at post-intervention (p-values < 0.001). Also, (95%) of the study group was satisfied with tele-nursing services, in addition to, there was a statistically significant relation between the studied sample's total knowledge score and their total practices score at post-intervention (p-values < 0.001). Conclusion:  the current study concluded a positive effect of tele-nursing application on enhancing pregnant women's knowledge and self-care management regarding minor discomfort. Recommendations: Telenursing should be programmed as a part of antenatal care for pregnant women in different health setting

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10.21608/ejhc.2021.278785

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Tele, Nursing, Self, Management, minor discomforts

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Amal

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Fatthy

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Assistant Professor of Maternity and Neonatal Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain shams university, Egypt

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Hanan

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Fawzy Elsayed

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Assistant Professor of Maternital Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Helwan university, Egypt

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Nageya

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Ezzat

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Lecturer of Maternity and Neonatal Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain shams university, Egypt

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12

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4

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27604

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2021-12-01

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2023-01-05

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2021-12-01

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1,825

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1,841

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1687-9546

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3009-6766

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care

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Effect of Tele-nursing Application on Self- Management of Pregnant Women Regarding Minor Discomforts

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22 Jan 2023