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Home Health Care Intervention regarding Quality of Life for Elderly Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Abstract

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease represents an important public health challenge
and it's a major cause of chronic morbidity and mortality of the elderly people throughout the world.
The aim of this study was to evaluate home health care intervention regarding quality of life for elderly
patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Benha City. Research design: A quasi
experimental design was utilized in this study. Setting: This study was conducted in Outpatient Clinics
of Chest Hospital in Benha City. The sample: Purposive sample 100 elderly patients with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease. Tools: Three tools are used I): A structured interviewing questionnaire
which consists of four parts to assess A): Demographic characteristics of the studied elderly patients, B):
Medical history of the studied elderly patients with COPD, C): Knowledge of the studied elderly patients
regarding chronic obstructive pulmonary disease D): Reported practices of the studied elderly patients
regarding COPD, II): Scale to measure quality of life of the studied elderly patients with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease, III): Observational checklist: A- was used to observe practices of the
studied elderly patients, B- was used to observe home of the studied elderly patients. Results: 55% of
the studied elderly patients had good knowledge post intervention, 81% of the studied elderly patients
were satisfactory practices post intervention, 72% of the studied elderly patients had good total scores of
quality of life post intervention. Conclusion: The home health care intervention succeeded to improve
knowledge, practices and quality of life of the studied elderly patients. Recommendations: Continuous
home health care intervention for the elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to
increase their knowledge and improve their practices

DOI

10.21608/jnsbu.2020.159375

Keywords

COPD, Elderly people, home health care intervention, quality of life

Authors

First Name

Nashwa

Last Name

Elsayad

MiddleName

Samir

Affiliation

Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt

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First Name

Howyida

Last Name

Abd El-Hameed

MiddleName

Sadek

Affiliation

Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt

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First Name

Eman

Last Name

Ramadan

MiddleName

Nabil

Affiliation

Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt

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First Name

Amina

Last Name

Mahmuod

MiddleName

Abd Elrazek

Affiliation

Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt

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Volume

1

Article Issue

2

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23389

Issue Date

2020-07-01

Receive Date

2020-06-01

Publish Date

2020-07-01

Page Start

1

Page End

21

Print ISSN

2682-3934

Online ISSN

2735-5802

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JNSBU_Volume 1_Issue 2_Pages 1-21.pdf

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Publication Title

Journal of Nursing Science Benha University

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Home Health Care Intervention regarding Quality of Life for Elderly Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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23 Jan 2023