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Effect of Nursing Intervention on Health profile and Symptoms among Patients with Liver Cirrhosis

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Last updated: 26 Dec 2024

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Background: Liver cirrhosis is characterized by poor life expectancy and is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. It carries the risk of life-threatening complications, partly due to a number of co-morbidities. Purpose: to examine effect of a designed nursing intervention on health profile and symptoms among studied patients with liver cirrhosis. Design: A quasi-experimental research design was carried out .It conducted in outpatient clinic in Hepatology Department, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Egypt. A purposive sample of 80 patients with liver cirrhosis was included. Three instruments were used, a structured interviewing questionnaire including sociodemographic data and medical data, Duke Health Profile Index and Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire. Results: There was a highly significant improvement in most of the different health score scales post intervention. After nursing intervention a significant improvement in the different symptoms of liver cirrhosis than that of the pre intervention was revealed. Conclusion: implementing of nursing intervention has a significant role in improving health profile and symptoms among studied patients with liver cirrhosis. Recommendations: Increase awareness to the public through T.V and mass media about definition, causes and symptoms of liver cirrhosis and encourage people to modifying their behaviors for acquiring healthy life styles.

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10.21608/menj.2022.281120

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Nursing intervention, health profile, Liver Cirrhosis Symptoms

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Nabila

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Sabola

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Elsayed

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Professor of Family and Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University.

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nabila.taha@nursing.menofia.edu.eg

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Amal

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Elshikh

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Amen

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Professor of Family and Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University.

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amal.elshikh@hotmail.com

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Samia

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El-Nagar

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Ali

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Professor of Family and Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University.

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Naglaa

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Elshebeny

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Hassan

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Nurse Specialist (Master Degree), Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University.

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7

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2

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36112

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2022-11-01

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2023-09-20

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2022-11-01

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433

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452

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2735-3974

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2735-3982

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1,480

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Menoufia Nursing Journal

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https://menj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Effect of Nursing Intervention on Health profile and Symptoms among Patients with Liver Cirrhosis

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23 Jan 2023