Beta
297580

Effect of Nursing Instructions on Quality of Recovery for Patients undergoing Ureteroscopy

Article

Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

Subjects

-

Tags

-

Abstract

Background: Ureteroscopy is an important diagnostic and therapeutic procedure. Nursing education is an essential part in reducing postoperative complications and improve recovery following ureteroscopy. Aim: Evaluate the effect of nursing instructions on quality of recovery for patients undergoing ureteroscopy. Methods: A quasi-experimental design was used for a sample of 120 male and female adult patients underwent ureteroscopy at Urology and Nephrology Assiut University Hospital. Patients divided on random basis equally into study and control groups (60 patients for each). Nursing instructions following ureteroscopy (brochure) were introduced to patients of study group while patients of control group allocated to routine hospital nursing instructions. Patients were followed up for 3 weeks. Tools: Assessment questionnaire for patient undergoing ureteroscopy, EuroQol-5 dimension, visual analogue scale of the EQ-5D-5L, the 28-item of the La Monica–Oberst patient satisfaction scale. Results: A statistically significant improvement regarding pain level and health-related quality of life were found among the study group than among the control group with statistically significant different with (p < 0.001). Also, the incidence of postoperative urinary tract infection in the study group was significantly lower than among the control group with (p <0.01). Conclusion: Nursing instructions significantly showed positive effect on improving pain level and quality of life, lowering incidence of urinary tract infection, and increasing satisfaction level among study group patients. Recommendation: Brochure for patients about ureteroscopy nursing instructions should be available in the urology hospitals.

DOI

10.21608/asnj.2023.198738.1542

Keywords

Nursing Instructions, Quality of Recovery & Ureteroscopy

Authors

First Name

Rasha

Last Name

Abdelmowla

MiddleName

Ali Ahmed

Affiliation

Assistant Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

Email

rashaali@aun.edu.eg

City

Assiut

Orcid

0000-0002-4674-6049

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Shahat

MiddleName

Abdelhamaid

Affiliation

Assistant Professor of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

Email

aamshahat@gmail.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Medhat

Last Name

Abdalla

MiddleName

Ahmed

Affiliation

Professor of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Esmat

Last Name

Abdelmageed

MiddleName

Sayed

Affiliation

Assistant Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Sphinx University, Assiut, Egypt

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

Volume

11

Article Issue

36

Related Issue

37027

Issue Date

2023-03-01

Receive Date

2023-03-30

Publish Date

2023-03-01

Page Start

128

Page End

135

Print ISSN

2314-8845

Online ISSN

2682-3799

Link

https://asnj.journals.ekb.eg/article_297580.html

Detail API

https://asnj.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=297580

Order

12

Type

Original Article

Type Code

1,040

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal

Publication Link

https://asnj.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

Effect of Nursing Instructions on Quality of Recovery for Patients undergoing Ureteroscopy

Details

Type

Article

Created At

24 Dec 2024