Atta, A., Mahmoud, B., Elauoty, R. (2024). The Effect of an Educational Program on Self-Care Practice for Patients with External Skeletal Fixation. Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice, 3(5), 184-193. doi: 10.21608/hijnrp.2024.263477.1110
Asmaa Atta; Baghdad Hussein Mahmoud; Rasha Mohamed Elauoty. "The Effect of an Educational Program on Self-Care Practice for Patients with External Skeletal Fixation". Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice, 3, 5, 2024, 184-193. doi: 10.21608/hijnrp.2024.263477.1110
Atta, A., Mahmoud, B., Elauoty, R. (2024). 'The Effect of an Educational Program on Self-Care Practice for Patients with External Skeletal Fixation', Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice, 3(5), pp. 184-193. doi: 10.21608/hijnrp.2024.263477.1110
Atta, A., Mahmoud, B., Elauoty, R. The Effect of an Educational Program on Self-Care Practice for Patients with External Skeletal Fixation. Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice, 2024; 3(5): 184-193. doi: 10.21608/hijnrp.2024.263477.1110
The Effect of an Educational Program on Self-Care Practice for Patients with External Skeletal Fixation
1Teacher in Nursing School, Nasser Institute Hospital, cairo,Egypt
2Assistant Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Helwan University, Egypt
3Lecturer of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Helwan University, Egypt.
Abstract
Background: External Fixation is an effective treatment modality for complex fractures without increasing soft tissue damage. Patients with external fixator have limited ability to perform activities of daily living and self-care practices. Aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of an educational program on self-care practice for patients with external skeletal fixation. Design: A quasi-experimental research design was used. Setting: The study was carried out at the orthopedic department and orthopedic outpatient clinics at Nasser Institute for Research and Treatment. Subjects: A purposive sample of (90) adult patients from both genders with external skeletal fixation. Tools: Three tools were used in the study included: Patients' structured interview questionnaire, patients' self-care practices checklist and Barthel Index for patients' activities of daily living. Result: There was a highly statistically significant relation regarding total patients’ knowledge between pre, post and follow-up (after one month) of the educational program implementation, there was a significant improvement in all patients’ self-care practices towards external skeletal fixation and Barthel index for patients’ activities of daily living with a highly statistically significant difference. Conclusion: There was a highly statistically significant correlation between total patients’ knowledge, total patients’ self-care practices and total Barthel Index score for patients' activities of daily living at pre, post and follow-up (after one month) implementation of the educational program. Recommendations: The educational intervention and patient's psychosocial support should be included in the routine nursing care
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