| publication name | Effect of Self-Care Management Program on Quality of Life among Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Patients |
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| Authors | 1Taisser Hamido Abosree, 2Hedya Fathy Mohy El-Deen |
| year | 2022 |
| keywords | |
| journal | International Journal of Novel Research in Healthcare and Nursing |
| volume | 7 |
| issue | 1 |
| pages | Not Available |
| publisher | Not Available |
| Local/International | Local |
| Paper Link | Not Available |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
diseases that have complex health problems, which affect the quality of life. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of self-care management program on quality of life among Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome patients. Research design: Quasi-experimental research design was used in this study. Setting: This study was conducted at AIDS Outpatient Clinic in Fever Hospital at Benha City. Sample: Simple random sample of 25 % of attended AIDS patients in last year (2018-2019), the total sample was included (100) patients. Tools: Two tools were used. Tool I): A structured interviewing questionnaire which consisted of three parts a) socio-demographic characteristics, b) AIDS patients` knowledge and c) AIDS patients` self-care reported practices. Tool II): Scale to measure quality of life among AIDS patients. Results; 64% of AIDS patients were males, 39 % of them their aged 35 years or more with mean age was 41.73±11.90, 51% of patients had AIDS for 5years or more and 57% of them during symptomatic stage. 67% the studied AIDS patients had poor knowledge regarding AIDS before program compared with 11% post program. 29% of the studied AIDS patients had satisfactory self-care reported practices before program, which increased to 79% during the post program. 39% of the AIDS patients had poor total scores of quality of life preprogram, which decreased to 16% post program. There were positive statistically significant correlations between AIDS patients` total knowledge scores and AIDS patients ` total self-care reported practices scores, and AIDS patients ` total quality of life scores post program. This study concluded that: Self-care management program succeeded to improve knowledge; self-care reported practices and quality of life among AIDS patients. The study recommended that: Continuous self-care management program for AIDS patients to ncrease their knowledge, self-care practices and improve their quality of life. Keywords: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Patients, Quality of life and Self-care management program.