| publication name | Self-Management Educational Program for Improving Asthmatic Older Adults' Behaviors |
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| Authors | Hanaa Abd El Gawad Abd El Megeed Yossif1, Mahboba Sobhy Abd El Aziz1, Manal Mansour Mostfa2 |
| year | 2015 |
| keywords | Asthma, Older Adults, Self-Management, Nurses |
| journal | American Journal of Nursing Science |
| volume | 4 |
| issue | 6 |
| pages | 308-316 |
| publisher | Not Available |
| Local/International | International |
| Paper Link | Not Available |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
Self-management can be used to live a more effective and efficient daily life. This study was designed to evaluate the effect of self-management educational program on improving the asthmatic older adults' behaviors. Design: A quasi experimental design was used. Setting: This study was conducted at chest outpatient clinics in Benha University Hospital and Benha Health Insurance Hospital. Sample: A purposive sample of 53 asthmatic older adults was chosen from total 229. Tool: A structured interviewing questionnaire to assess asthmatic older adults' socio-demographic characteristics, history of asthma, characteristics of asthma, and their knowledge related to asthma, also their self- management behaviors to manage asthma. Results: Findings of this study revealed that less than three quarters of the studied subjects were females and had asthma duration more than 10 years, their knowledge and self- management behaviors regarding asthma were improved post program with highly statistically significant differences between total knowledge and total self- management behaviors pre and post program implementation (p