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Knowledge, Practices and Self-Care Management Behaviors for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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Medical Surgical Nursing

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Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has a significant impact on all facets of health-related quality of life, including social, emotional, physical, and spiritual. Elevated levels of self-care management behaviors, practices, and information about rheumatoid arthritis may improve the physical function, health, and quality of life for rheumatoid arthritis patients.  Aim of the study: This study aimed to assess knowledge, practices, and self-care management behaviors for rheumatoid arthritis patients.  Subjects and method: In this study, a descriptive research design was adopted. The rheumatology outpatient clinics at El Shifaa Medical Complex and Al Salam Hospital, which are connected to the Egypt Health Care Authority in the Port Said Governorate, Egypt, served as the study's locations. In this study, 73 rheumatoid arthritis patients who visited the aforementioned locations were included in a purposive sample. Tools: Three instruments were used to gather the data_a self-reported checklist of patients' practices, a structured interview questionnaire covering information about rheumatoid arthritis and its self-care management, and a self-care management behaviors scale. Results: According to the study, all rheumatoid arthritis patients had unsatisfactory knowledge regarding their disease and its self-care management, practices, and behaviors. Furthermore, a statistically significant positive association was observed between the aggregate knowledge, aggregate practices, and aggregate self-care management behaviors of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Conclusion: Inadequate knowledge, practices, and self-care management behaviors were present in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Recommendations: In order to improve and sustain rheumatoid arthritis patients' understanding, practices, and self-care management behaviors, the study suggested offering ongoing health education programs.

DOI

10.21608/pssjn.2024.292719.1306

Keywords

Knowledge, patients, Practices, Rheumatoid Arthritis, self-care management behaviors

Authors

First Name

Mennatallah

Last Name

Seyam

MiddleName

Helmy

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Egypt-Port Said

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menaallahilmi@nur.psu.edu.eg

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0009-0006-5007-814X

First Name

El Saida

Last Name

Boghdady

MiddleName

Gamal

Affiliation

Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt

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elsaidagamal@nur.psu.edu.eg

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First Name

Amal

Last Name

Abo El-Ata

MiddleName

Bakr

Affiliation

Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt

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dr.amal@nur.psu.edu.eg

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First Name

Naglaa

Last Name

Mahdy

MiddleName

El Sayed

Affiliation

Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, October 6 University, Egypt

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dr.naglaa.elsayed@nursing.asu.edu.eg

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Volume

11

Article Issue

3

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50481

Issue Date

2024-09-01

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2024-06-11

Publish Date

2024-09-30

Page Start

48

Page End

68

Print ISSN

2356-8658

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2682-3241

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383,055

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866

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Port Said Scientific Journal of Nursing

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https://pssjn.journals.ekb.eg/

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Knowledge, Practices and Self-Care Management Behaviors for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

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24 Dec 2024