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Effect of Caregivers Home Health Care on Quality of Life of Patients with Brain Tumors

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Abstract

 Background: Brain tumors is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and results
in significant increasing economic and social burden.
Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect
of caregivers' home health care on quality of life of patients with brain tumors
. Research design:
Quasi experimental design was used in this study. Setting: This study was conducted at home of
brain tumor patients and their caregivers who were taken from a Neurosurgery Outpatient Clinic at
Nasser Institute Hospital.
Sample: Simple random sample was used in this study to choose 110
patients and their caregivers.
Tools: Three tools used in this study. Tool I: Structured interviewing
to assess socio-demographic characteristics of caregivers and studied patients, and Knowledge of
caregivers about brain tumor and home health care.
Tool II: Quality of life scale for patients with
brain tumor.
Tool III Observe caregivers' home health care practices among patients with brain
tumor.
Result: 54.5 % of the studied caregivers aged ≥40 years, 80 % were female, 44.5 % had
secondary education, 15.5% of the studied caregivers had good total knowledge level at preprogram
which increased to 59.1% post home health care program implementation. 18.2 % of the studied
patients had high level of total quality of life at preprogram while increased to 61.8 % post program
implementation. 40% of the studied caregivers had satisfactory home health care practices
regarding their patients with brain tumors pre home health care program, while this percentage
increased to 82.7% post home health care program implementation.
Conclusion: Caregivers' home
health care successed in improving caregivers' knowledge and practices which is reflected on
improving quality of life patients with brain tumor (p<0.001).
Recommendation: Continuous home
health care programs for caregivers to improve their knowledge and practices about brain tumor
patients.
 

DOI

10.21608/jnsbu.2023.308795

Keywords

Brain tumor, caregivers, quality of life

Authors

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Amira

Last Name

Ahmed Ali Hassan

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Member of Nursing Quality and Coordinator of Morbidity and Mortality Committee at Nasser Institute Hospital

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Hanaa

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Abd El-Gawad Abd El-Megeed

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Professor of Community Health Nursing Faculty of Nursing Benha University

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Samah

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Said Sabry

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Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing Faculty of Nursing - Benha University

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Amina

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Abdelrazek Mahmoud

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Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing Faculty of Nursing - Benha University

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Volume

4

Article Issue

2

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42195

Issue Date

2023-07-01

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2023-07-18

Publish Date

2023-07-01

Page Start

655

Page End

669

Print ISSN

2682-3934

Online ISSN

2735-5802

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1,622

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Journal of Nursing Science Benha University

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Effect of Caregivers Home Health Care on Quality of Life of Patients with Brain Tumors

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28 Dec 2024