| 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 1Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Benha, Egypt 2Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Fayom University, Fayom, Egypt |
| 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