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Self-care Training Program for Patients Suffering from Multiple Sclerosis

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Background: Multiple sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting the central nervous system, often leading to significant impairments in quality of life and daily functioning for patients. Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the impact of a self-care training program for patients suffering from multiple sclerosis. Design: A quasi-experimental design was used. Setting: The study was carried out in an outpatient clinic at Ain Shams University Hospital. Tools: Structured interview questionnaire; including three tools. The first tool: to assess socio-demographic characteristics, medical history, and MS-related health problems were collected through interviews. Second tool: Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life. Third tool: Self-care of chronic illness inventory tools. Results: Seventy-one adult MS patients participated in this study. Significant improvements were observed in self-care scores across the pre-, post-, and after-follow-up time points. The mean score increased from 18.4 ± 8.31 during the pre-program phase to 34.2 ± 8.33 following the program, and then to 30.1 ± 7.17 after the follow-up period. Self-care scores demonstrated a substantial increase in pre-, post-, and after-follow-up time points, indicating the effectiveness of the self-care training program. Conclusion: This study concluded that the implementation of self-care training programs had a positive effect on improving self-care practices and the quality of life of Multiple sclerosis patients. Recommendations: Designing a rehabilitation program for individuals affected by Multiple sclerosis to become self-reliant.

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10.21608/ejhc.2024.356284

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Self-Care, Training, Multiple sclerosis

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Ghada

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Sobhy Hassan

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Lecturer of family and community health nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University

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Fathia

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Hamdy Ahmed

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Lecturer of family and community health nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University

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Abd ElKader Mohamed

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Lecturer of family and community health nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University

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Ahmed

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Hassan Elsheshiny

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Assist Prof of Neurology department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University

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15

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44826

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2024-03-01

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2024-05-26

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2024-03-01

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1,898

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1,911

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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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Self-care Training Program for Patients Suffering from Multiple Sclerosis

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24 Dec 2024