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Effectiveness of Rehabilitative Nursing Intervention on Pain, Anxiety, Stress and Quality of life among Post COVID-19 Elderly Patients

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Background: COVID-19 is a highly contagious respiratory illness that poses a significant public health emergency, leading to varying levels of respiratory, physical, and psychological challengesTop of Form. Aim: the aim of this study to evaluate the effectiveness of rehabilitative nursing intervention on pain, anxiety, stress and quality of life among elderly patients post COVID-19. Methods: A quasi-experimental design research design (one group pre & posttest). Fifty elderly patients of both genders were selected from those who had attended the Post COVID-19 outpatient clinic.  Tools: A structured interview questionnaire was created, encompassing personal attributes and medical background, the numeric pain rating scale, post-COVID conditions assessment, coronavirus anxiety scale, the 36-item COVID stress scales, and post-COVID-19 pandemic quality of life evaluation. This questionnaire was administered both before and after the intervention. Results: There was a significant improvement in pain, anxiety stress and quality of life among elderly patients post COVID-19 in the post-test compared to the pre-test (p value= 0.001). Also, there were significant positive correlations among pain with stress, and anxiety levels in post-tests (r values 0.479, 0.463), respectively and there were significant negative correlations among quality of life with pain, anxiety and stress levels in post-tests (r values -.455, -.727, -.708), respectively.Conclusion: The study revealed significant improvement of pain, stress, anxiety levels, and quality of life among the elderly patients after implementation the rehabilitative nursing intervention. Recommendation: Further research is needed to explore challenges associated with post-COVID complications and the enhancement of resilience among older adults in coping with the stresses brought by the post-COVID complications.

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10.21608/ejhc.2023.342594

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Effectiveness of Rehabilitative Nursing Intervention on Pain, anxiety, Stress and Quality of life among Post COVID-19 Elderly Patients

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Heba

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M. Fahmy

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Assistant Professor of Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University.

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Safaa

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R. Osman

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Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University.

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Martha

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M. Labieb

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Lecturer of Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University.

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Aliae

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A. Mohamed

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Professor of Pulmonary Chest Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University.

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Aml

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A. Mohamed

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Lecturer of Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Minia University.

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14

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4

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43871

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2023-12-01

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2024-02-22

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2023-12-01

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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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Effectiveness of Rehabilitative Nursing Intervention on Pain, Anxiety, Stress and Quality of life among Post COVID-19 Elderly Patients

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24 Dec 2024