Aims This study was set to determine the prevalence of pregnancy complications and associated sociodemographic factors in Nnewi, South-East Nigeria, from 2014 to 2018. Patients and methods This was a retrospective, descriptive study of pregnant women, who received antenatal care and/or delivered at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi. Results Of the 821 deliveries documented at Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, 435 (52.98%) had complications. Sixteen clinical conditions were identified in the complicated pregnancies; the most common being malaria (20.23%), hemorrhage (13.79%), and HIV infection (10.11%). The least were ectopic pregnancy (2.07%), uterine rupture (2.07%), and placenta abruption (2.30%). The number of pregnancies with complications were significantly higher than those without (P=0.039). There was a statistical association between pregnancy complication and the woman’s occupation (P=0.028). Conclusion The prevalence of pregnancy complications in Nnewi was found to be 52.98%, with malaria being the most common complication (22.23%), and ectopic pregnancy and uterine rupture the least (2.07%). Recommendation Women are advised to access antenatal care during pregnancy to stem complications, while efforts should be intensified by relevant bodies to control malaria in pregnancy.
{"title":"Prevalence of pregnancy complications in Nnewi, South-East Nigeria","authors":"A. Afonne, J. Okafor","doi":"10.4103/enj.enj_14_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/enj.enj_14_21","url":null,"abstract":"Aims This study was set to determine the prevalence of pregnancy complications and associated sociodemographic factors in Nnewi, South-East Nigeria, from 2014 to 2018. Patients and methods This was a retrospective, descriptive study of pregnant women, who received antenatal care and/or delivered at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi. Results Of the 821 deliveries documented at Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, 435 (52.98%) had complications. Sixteen clinical conditions were identified in the complicated pregnancies; the most common being malaria (20.23%), hemorrhage (13.79%), and HIV infection (10.11%). The least were ectopic pregnancy (2.07%), uterine rupture (2.07%), and placenta abruption (2.30%). The number of pregnancies with complications were significantly higher than those without (P=0.039). There was a statistical association between pregnancy complication and the woman’s occupation (P=0.028). Conclusion The prevalence of pregnancy complications in Nnewi was found to be 52.98%, with malaria being the most common complication (22.23%), and ectopic pregnancy and uterine rupture the least (2.07%). Recommendation Women are advised to access antenatal care during pregnancy to stem complications, while efforts should be intensified by relevant bodies to control malaria in pregnancy.","PeriodicalId":149497,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Nursing Journal","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114264090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Magda Hasab Allah, S. Abdelnaem, Manar D. Mohammed, Amany Abdelrahim
Background Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is one of the most serious infections faced by women today. It is a common problem encountered in post natal, post abortions and family planning clinics. Aim To evaluate the effect of educational program on women awareness regarding postabortive preventive measures of PID. Patients and methods A quasi-experimental design was used to achieve the aim of the study, which was conducted at the outpatient clinics of Maternal and Child Minia University Hospital. Sampling A purposive sample of 100 women was recruited. Tools Three tools were used in the current study for data collection: tool 1, structured interviewing questionnaire; tool 2, knowledge assessment tool; and tool 3, self-reported practice assessment tool. Results Overall, 85% of women had poor level of knowledge regarding PID and its prevention at preeducational test; this improved at posteducational test to 90% of them having good level of knowledge about PID and its prevention. Moreover, 83% of women had unsatisfactory level of reported practices related to postabortion care at preeducational test; this improved at posteducational test to 88% of them having satisfactory level of reported postabortion care practices. There was a positive association between knowledge scores and reported practice scores of the women at posteducational program. Conclusion Application of health education program was significant in enhancing the knowledge and self-reported practices among women in postabortion period regarding preventive measures of PID. Recommendations More research studies are needed to increase women’s awareness regarding postabortive preventive measures of PID because there were few research studies in this field.
{"title":"Pelvic inflammatory disease: improving women awareness regarding postabortive preventive measures","authors":"Magda Hasab Allah, S. Abdelnaem, Manar D. Mohammed, Amany Abdelrahim","doi":"10.4103/enj.enj_50_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/enj.enj_50_21","url":null,"abstract":"Background Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is one of the most serious infections faced by women today. It is a common problem encountered in post natal, post abortions and family planning clinics. Aim To evaluate the effect of educational program on women awareness regarding postabortive preventive measures of PID. Patients and methods A quasi-experimental design was used to achieve the aim of the study, which was conducted at the outpatient clinics of Maternal and Child Minia University Hospital. Sampling A purposive sample of 100 women was recruited. Tools Three tools were used in the current study for data collection: tool 1, structured interviewing questionnaire; tool 2, knowledge assessment tool; and tool 3, self-reported practice assessment tool. Results Overall, 85% of women had poor level of knowledge regarding PID and its prevention at preeducational test; this improved at posteducational test to 90% of them having good level of knowledge about PID and its prevention. Moreover, 83% of women had unsatisfactory level of reported practices related to postabortion care at preeducational test; this improved at posteducational test to 88% of them having satisfactory level of reported postabortion care practices. There was a positive association between knowledge scores and reported practice scores of the women at posteducational program. Conclusion Application of health education program was significant in enhancing the knowledge and self-reported practices among women in postabortion period regarding preventive measures of PID. Recommendations More research studies are needed to increase women’s awareness regarding postabortive preventive measures of PID because there were few research studies in this field.","PeriodicalId":149497,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Nursing Journal","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116056618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background Decision-making styles differ from one head nurse to another one based on several factors and a variety of personality traits that collaboratively affect the proficiency of the decision. Aim This study aimed to assess the relation between decision-making styles among head nurses and their personality traits. Design A descriptive correlational research design was used in carrying out the current study. Setting This study was conducted at nine hospitals affiliated to the Ministry of Health at Beni-Suef governorate and included six central hospitals and three specialty hospitals. Patients A purposive sample of 137 head nurses was included as a study sample. Data-collection tools Three tools were used to carry out this study, namely (a) factors affecting decision-making questionnaire, (b) general decision-making style inventory, and (c) personality-trait questionnaire. Results The mean age of the study sample was 35.2±6.8. Majority (90.5%) of the head nurses had a low level of rational style, the highest mean was regarding psychoticism neuroticism trait (21.41±0.86). There was a statistically significant correlation between intuitive decision-making style of head nurses and their neuroticism traits. There was a statistically significant correlation between dependent decision-making style of head nurses and their psychoticism and lie traits. Conclusion There was a highly statistically significant correlation between spontaneous decision-making style of head nurses and their extraversion and neuroticism traits. Also, there was a highly statistically significant correlation between intuitive decision-making style of head nurses and their psychoticism trait. Recommendations Periodic training and evaluation of head nurses on decision-making skills and giving more attention for personality traits of head nurses and their effect on decision-making.
{"title":"Relation between decision-making styles among head nurses and their personality traits","authors":"K. Zaid, B. Basiony, Shimaa S. Adam","doi":"10.4103/enj.enj_45_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/enj.enj_45_21","url":null,"abstract":"Background Decision-making styles differ from one head nurse to another one based on several factors and a variety of personality traits that collaboratively affect the proficiency of the decision. Aim This study aimed to assess the relation between decision-making styles among head nurses and their personality traits. Design A descriptive correlational research design was used in carrying out the current study. Setting This study was conducted at nine hospitals affiliated to the Ministry of Health at Beni-Suef governorate and included six central hospitals and three specialty hospitals. Patients A purposive sample of 137 head nurses was included as a study sample. Data-collection tools Three tools were used to carry out this study, namely (a) factors affecting decision-making questionnaire, (b) general decision-making style inventory, and (c) personality-trait questionnaire. Results The mean age of the study sample was 35.2±6.8. Majority (90.5%) of the head nurses had a low level of rational style, the highest mean was regarding psychoticism neuroticism trait (21.41±0.86). There was a statistically significant correlation between intuitive decision-making style of head nurses and their neuroticism traits. There was a statistically significant correlation between dependent decision-making style of head nurses and their psychoticism and lie traits. Conclusion There was a highly statistically significant correlation between spontaneous decision-making style of head nurses and their extraversion and neuroticism traits. Also, there was a highly statistically significant correlation between intuitive decision-making style of head nurses and their psychoticism trait. Recommendations Periodic training and evaluation of head nurses on decision-making skills and giving more attention for personality traits of head nurses and their effect on decision-making.","PeriodicalId":149497,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Nursing Journal","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130839211","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background An organization’s performance-appraisal system can be a practical tool for employee engagement, motivation, and development when employees perceive their performance appraisals as fair. Aim To assess staff nurses’ perception about performance-appraisal fairness and its relation to their work engagement at Beni-Suef University Hospital. Design A descriptive correlational design was utilized. Setting Data were collected from Beni-Suef University Hospital. Sample A convenient sample (n=250) of staff nurses who accepted to participate in the study. Tools Two tools were utilized to collect data: (a) performance-appraisal fairness perception questionnaire, (2) Utrecht Work Engagement Scale. Results The results of the study revealed that the majority of staff nurses highly perceived all domains of performance appraisal, interpersonal justice mean-percent score was 86.2% and distributive justice was 79.4%. They also had a high perception of work engagement, with a mean-percent score of 89.5% for the dedication domain, followed by vigor (83.7%) and absorption domain (82.7%). More than two-thirds of staff nurses (67.6%) reported high levels of work engagement, and there was a statistically significant positive correlation between total (r: 0.370, P: 0.00) and all domains of performance-appraisal fairness and work engagement. Conclusion The study findings concluded that staff nurses highly perceived performance-appraisal fairness and work engagement, more than two-thirds of staff nurses had high levels of work engagement, and there was a statistically highly significant positive correlation between staff nurses’ perception of performance-appraisal fairness and their work engagement. Recommendations: the administrator should develop a plan for continuous improvement of performance-appraisal fairness, continuous training of head nurses on how to perform sound performance appraisals, regularly revise, update, and disseminate performance-appraisal forms, suggest a plan to sustain a high level of engagement, and motivate staff to participate in performance-appraisal planning to be more engaged.
{"title":"Staff nurse’s perception about performance-appraisal fairness and its relation to their work engagement","authors":"Marwa Hamdeen, A. Elewa, S. Mohamed","doi":"10.4103/enj.enj_53_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/enj.enj_53_21","url":null,"abstract":"Background An organization’s performance-appraisal system can be a practical tool for employee engagement, motivation, and development when employees perceive their performance appraisals as fair. Aim To assess staff nurses’ perception about performance-appraisal fairness and its relation to their work engagement at Beni-Suef University Hospital. Design A descriptive correlational design was utilized. Setting Data were collected from Beni-Suef University Hospital. Sample A convenient sample (n=250) of staff nurses who accepted to participate in the study. Tools Two tools were utilized to collect data: (a) performance-appraisal fairness perception questionnaire, (2) Utrecht Work Engagement Scale. Results The results of the study revealed that the majority of staff nurses highly perceived all domains of performance appraisal, interpersonal justice mean-percent score was 86.2% and distributive justice was 79.4%. They also had a high perception of work engagement, with a mean-percent score of 89.5% for the dedication domain, followed by vigor (83.7%) and absorption domain (82.7%). More than two-thirds of staff nurses (67.6%) reported high levels of work engagement, and there was a statistically significant positive correlation between total (r: 0.370, P: 0.00) and all domains of performance-appraisal fairness and work engagement. Conclusion The study findings concluded that staff nurses highly perceived performance-appraisal fairness and work engagement, more than two-thirds of staff nurses had high levels of work engagement, and there was a statistically highly significant positive correlation between staff nurses’ perception of performance-appraisal fairness and their work engagement. Recommendations: the administrator should develop a plan for continuous improvement of performance-appraisal fairness, continuous training of head nurses on how to perform sound performance appraisals, regularly revise, update, and disseminate performance-appraisal forms, suggest a plan to sustain a high level of engagement, and motivate staff to participate in performance-appraisal planning to be more engaged.","PeriodicalId":149497,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Nursing Journal","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128616304","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background Intramuscular injection (IMI) is an invasive and painful procedure that is routinely used in health care settings. The knowledge regarding the efficiency of nonpharmacological methods of pain management, including cold application, is limited and needs further research studies. Aim The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of cold application on IMI pain among patients with fractures. Design A quasi-experimental design (pre-posttest nonequivalent control group design) was used. Setting This study was conducted in the inpatient clinic of Orthopedic Surgical Department in Beni Suef University Hospital. Sample A convenient consecutive sample of 64 adult male and female patients was enrolled in the study. Tools Two tools were used for data collection: (a) structured interview assessment form, including sociodemographic and medical-related data, and (b) pain assessment forms. Results The study findings revealed that the mean age of the study and control groups was 39.2±11.1 and 34.8±11.9 years, respectively. When analyzing the numerical pain scale, a statistically significant difference was found between both groups, with higher reduction in the total mean score of pain from 6.78±1.6 to 2.34±0.9 among the group that received cold application before IMI. It also showed that there were highly statistically significant differences in the total mean score of the observational checklist of nonverbal pain indicators of the study group between preintervention and postintervention results during movement and at rest (P≤0.001). Conclusion This study concluded that cold application was an effective nursing measure in reducing the pain intensity associated with IMI. Recommendations Continuous education for nurses must be provided to improve their knowledge and practice regarding nonpharmacological methods such as cold application and its effect on relieving pain arising from IMI into the vastus lateralis muscle.
{"title":"Effect of cold application on intramuscular injection pain among patients with fractures","authors":"H. Mahmoud, Salwa Abdel Aziz, M. Ibrahim","doi":"10.4103/enj.enj_51_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/enj.enj_51_21","url":null,"abstract":"Background Intramuscular injection (IMI) is an invasive and painful procedure that is routinely used in health care settings. The knowledge regarding the efficiency of nonpharmacological methods of pain management, including cold application, is limited and needs further research studies. Aim The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of cold application on IMI pain among patients with fractures. Design A quasi-experimental design (pre-posttest nonequivalent control group design) was used. Setting This study was conducted in the inpatient clinic of Orthopedic Surgical Department in Beni Suef University Hospital. Sample A convenient consecutive sample of 64 adult male and female patients was enrolled in the study. Tools Two tools were used for data collection: (a) structured interview assessment form, including sociodemographic and medical-related data, and (b) pain assessment forms. Results The study findings revealed that the mean age of the study and control groups was 39.2±11.1 and 34.8±11.9 years, respectively. When analyzing the numerical pain scale, a statistically significant difference was found between both groups, with higher reduction in the total mean score of pain from 6.78±1.6 to 2.34±0.9 among the group that received cold application before IMI. It also showed that there were highly statistically significant differences in the total mean score of the observational checklist of nonverbal pain indicators of the study group between preintervention and postintervention results during movement and at rest (P≤0.001). Conclusion This study concluded that cold application was an effective nursing measure in reducing the pain intensity associated with IMI. Recommendations Continuous education for nurses must be provided to improve their knowledge and practice regarding nonpharmacological methods such as cold application and its effect on relieving pain arising from IMI into the vastus lateralis muscle.","PeriodicalId":149497,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Nursing Journal","volume":"97 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115919341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eman M. E. Ahmed, Yousria A. Elsayed, Aymen Elhalim, S. Ibrahim
Background and aim Stillbirth is one of the most dreaded consequence of pregnancy and is distressing when it occurs without warning in pregnancy. It is defined as death at a gestational age of 20 completed weeks or greater or if the fetal weight is 300 g or more. The aim of study was to determine the incidence of intrauterine fetal death (IUFD) among pregnant women and relationship between the risk factors and incidence of IUFD. Design A descriptive correlational design was adopted in this study. Setting The study was conducted at the casualty department (section 10) of El-Manial University Hospital affiliated to Cairo University. Sample A convenience sample of 450 pregnant women was recruited throughout a period of 1 year from February 2019 to January 2020 and retrospectively from archived women files 1 year before start of the study from February 2018 to January 2019. Results A total of 255 IUFDs were reported among 13 400 deliveries with a prevalence of 19.02/1000 live births in 2018 from archived files and 165 cases among 14 500 deliveries with a prevalence of 11.4/1000 live births in 2019. The maximum age group of the study sample ranged from 20 to 25 years, with a mean age of 29.59±6.6 years. The risk factors of IUFD were preeclampsia (P=0.00), gestational diabetes mellitus (P=0.050), antepartum hemorrhage (P=0.00), preterm premature rupture of membrane (P=0.033), maternal age (P=0.041), oligohydramnios (P=0.022), gravidity (P=0.005), residence (P=0.05), cardiac disease (P=0.001, previous abortion (P=0.003), and previous IUFD (P=0.000). Conclusion The incidence of IUFDs decreased to 11.4 per 1000 births in 2019. Preeclampsia, antepartum hemorrhage, cardiac disease, and previous IUFD were the major leading causes for IUFD. Recommendations It is recommended to increase the awareness of pregnant women regarding IUFDs with the help of booklets and brochures with emphasis on antenatal care and the benefits of regular attendance on early detection and management of deteriorated pregnancy conditions.
{"title":"Prevalence and associated risk factors of intrauterine fetal deaths among pregnant women at El-Manial University Hospital","authors":"Eman M. E. Ahmed, Yousria A. Elsayed, Aymen Elhalim, S. Ibrahim","doi":"10.4103/enj.enj_2_22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/enj.enj_2_22","url":null,"abstract":"Background and aim Stillbirth is one of the most dreaded consequence of pregnancy and is distressing when it occurs without warning in pregnancy. It is defined as death at a gestational age of 20 completed weeks or greater or if the fetal weight is 300 g or more. The aim of study was to determine the incidence of intrauterine fetal death (IUFD) among pregnant women and relationship between the risk factors and incidence of IUFD. Design A descriptive correlational design was adopted in this study. Setting The study was conducted at the casualty department (section 10) of El-Manial University Hospital affiliated to Cairo University. Sample A convenience sample of 450 pregnant women was recruited throughout a period of 1 year from February 2019 to January 2020 and retrospectively from archived women files 1 year before start of the study from February 2018 to January 2019. Results A total of 255 IUFDs were reported among 13 400 deliveries with a prevalence of 19.02/1000 live births in 2018 from archived files and 165 cases among 14 500 deliveries with a prevalence of 11.4/1000 live births in 2019. The maximum age group of the study sample ranged from 20 to 25 years, with a mean age of 29.59±6.6 years. The risk factors of IUFD were preeclampsia (P=0.00), gestational diabetes mellitus (P=0.050), antepartum hemorrhage (P=0.00), preterm premature rupture of membrane (P=0.033), maternal age (P=0.041), oligohydramnios (P=0.022), gravidity (P=0.005), residence (P=0.05), cardiac disease (P=0.001, previous abortion (P=0.003), and previous IUFD (P=0.000). Conclusion The incidence of IUFDs decreased to 11.4 per 1000 births in 2019. Preeclampsia, antepartum hemorrhage, cardiac disease, and previous IUFD were the major leading causes for IUFD. Recommendations It is recommended to increase the awareness of pregnant women regarding IUFDs with the help of booklets and brochures with emphasis on antenatal care and the benefits of regular attendance on early detection and management of deteriorated pregnancy conditions.","PeriodicalId":149497,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Nursing Journal","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125599542","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background Home quarantine is an important way to stop the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and one of the key elements to control the transmission of COVID‐19 is to decrease the source of infection and transmission to the community. Aim To assess the attitudes and preventive measures of the family caregivers toward home-quarantine guidelines for COVID‐19-infected patients. Design A descriptive-exploratory design was used. Setting The study was conducted at Dar El Salam Family Health Center, Cairo Governorate. Sample A purposive sample of 140 family caregivers was included. First tool Family caregivers’ home quarantine attitude scale that has two parts. Part 1 Demographic data of the family caregivers and part 2: family caregiver’s attitudes. Second tool: Family caregivers’ reported home quarantine preventive measures. Results A positive attitude and good reported preventative measure scores were reported by more than two-thirds of family caregivers, whereas a minority had a negative attitude and fair reported preventive measure scores toward home-quarantine guidelines for COVID‐19-infected patients. Family caregivers’ attitudes and reported preventative measures were positively correlated. A highly statistically significant positive correlation was found linking total attitude and reported preventative measure scores with the family caregiver’s place of residence, education, and having COVID-19. Total attitudes and reported preventative measure scores had a statistically significant positive correlation with monthly income. Conclusion More than two-thirds of family caregivers had positive attitude and good reported preventive measure scores toward home-quarantine guidelines for COVID‐19-infected patients. Recommendation It is advised that a health education program be developed to encourage positive attitude and maintain safe practices toward home-quarantine guidelines for COVID‐19-infected patients and family caregivers to avoid the spread of the infection.
{"title":"Family Caregiver’s Attitudes and Preventive Measures toward Home-Quarantine Guidelines for COVID-19 Patients","authors":"M. Elsawy, Rehab Abd El Koddous, K. Mousa","doi":"10.4103/enj.enj_1_22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/enj.enj_1_22","url":null,"abstract":"Background Home quarantine is an important way to stop the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and one of the key elements to control the transmission of COVID‐19 is to decrease the source of infection and transmission to the community. Aim To assess the attitudes and preventive measures of the family caregivers toward home-quarantine guidelines for COVID‐19-infected patients. Design A descriptive-exploratory design was used. Setting The study was conducted at Dar El Salam Family Health Center, Cairo Governorate. Sample A purposive sample of 140 family caregivers was included. First tool Family caregivers’ home quarantine attitude scale that has two parts. Part 1 Demographic data of the family caregivers and part 2: family caregiver’s attitudes. Second tool: Family caregivers’ reported home quarantine preventive measures. Results A positive attitude and good reported preventative measure scores were reported by more than two-thirds of family caregivers, whereas a minority had a negative attitude and fair reported preventive measure scores toward home-quarantine guidelines for COVID‐19-infected patients. Family caregivers’ attitudes and reported preventative measures were positively correlated. A highly statistically significant positive correlation was found linking total attitude and reported preventative measure scores with the family caregiver’s place of residence, education, and having COVID-19. Total attitudes and reported preventative measure scores had a statistically significant positive correlation with monthly income. Conclusion More than two-thirds of family caregivers had positive attitude and good reported preventive measure scores toward home-quarantine guidelines for COVID‐19-infected patients. Recommendation It is advised that a health education program be developed to encourage positive attitude and maintain safe practices toward home-quarantine guidelines for COVID‐19-infected patients and family caregivers to avoid the spread of the infection.","PeriodicalId":149497,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Nursing Journal","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125882344","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background Oral mucositis is a common problem with chemotherapy treatment. Cryotherapy is supportive in oncology, by preventing chemotherapy-induced complications such as oral mucositis and its related pain, through placing ice chips in the mouth. Aim To evaluate the effect of supportive cryotherapy nursing intervention toward diminishing oral mucositis and associated pain among patients with cancer. Design A quasi-experimental design was used. Setting The study was carried out at the chemotherapy outpatient clinic affiliated to El-Nasr Health Insurance Hospital, Helwan. Sample A purposive sample of 60 patients was equally divided into two groups: cryotherapy and control. Tools Four tools were used: (a) structured interview questionnaire, which included patient demographic characteristic and medical history; (b) the WHO oral mucositis assessment scale; (c) the oral assessment guide; and (d) the visual analog pain scale. Results There was a statistically significant difference in incidence and severity of oral mucositis and pain between cryotherapy and control groups at 7, 14, and 21 days of chemotherapy. Moreover, there were highly statistically significant differences in mean scores of oral assessments between both groups throughout the study phases. Conclusion Supportive cryotherapy nursing intervention for patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy had a positive effect on diminishing oral mucositis and associated pain in the cryotherapy group compared with the control group. Recommendations Training courses should be conducted for oncology patients receiving chemotherapy drugs about applying oral cryotherapy. Moreover, further research studies are recommended on a wider scale to counsel patients with cancer about the effect of oral cryotherapy on oral mucositis with recent chemotherapy treatment.
{"title":"Supportive cryotherapy nursing intervention toward diminishing oral mucositis and associated pain among patients with cancer","authors":"A. Saad, S. Ramadan, S. Mohamed","doi":"10.4103/enj.enj_49_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/enj.enj_49_21","url":null,"abstract":"Background Oral mucositis is a common problem with chemotherapy treatment. Cryotherapy is supportive in oncology, by preventing chemotherapy-induced complications such as oral mucositis and its related pain, through placing ice chips in the mouth. Aim To evaluate the effect of supportive cryotherapy nursing intervention toward diminishing oral mucositis and associated pain among patients with cancer. Design A quasi-experimental design was used. Setting The study was carried out at the chemotherapy outpatient clinic affiliated to El-Nasr Health Insurance Hospital, Helwan. Sample A purposive sample of 60 patients was equally divided into two groups: cryotherapy and control. Tools Four tools were used: (a) structured interview questionnaire, which included patient demographic characteristic and medical history; (b) the WHO oral mucositis assessment scale; (c) the oral assessment guide; and (d) the visual analog pain scale. Results There was a statistically significant difference in incidence and severity of oral mucositis and pain between cryotherapy and control groups at 7, 14, and 21 days of chemotherapy. Moreover, there were highly statistically significant differences in mean scores of oral assessments between both groups throughout the study phases. Conclusion Supportive cryotherapy nursing intervention for patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy had a positive effect on diminishing oral mucositis and associated pain in the cryotherapy group compared with the control group. Recommendations Training courses should be conducted for oncology patients receiving chemotherapy drugs about applying oral cryotherapy. Moreover, further research studies are recommended on a wider scale to counsel patients with cancer about the effect of oral cryotherapy on oral mucositis with recent chemotherapy treatment.","PeriodicalId":149497,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Nursing Journal","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126399553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background In spite of the achievements concerning patient rights and ethical problems in healthcare in Egypt, several problems still persist, including the unethical behavior of some healthcare workers, and patient understanding of the concepts of the patient rights. Aim To assess nurses’ versus patient’s awareness about patient’s rights and nurses’ compliance to these rights. Research design Comparative descriptive design. Setting The study was conducted in two types of hospitals in Egypt, three governmental hospitals (university hospital, health insurance hospital, and ministry of health hospital) and one of them private hospital. Study sample Two groups of the patients were included in the present study: a total of 400 nurses who provide direct care to patients (100 in each hospital), and a total of 400 patients who present at the time of the study (100 in each hospital). Tool There were three tools used for data collection: I. nurses’ awareness toward patient rights’ questionnaires, II. patient’s awareness toward patient rights’ questionnaires, and III. nurses’ compliance to the patient’s rights from patients’ point-of-view questionnaire, these structured questionnaires were adopted by Said (2010) to assess nurses’ versus patients’ awareness toward the patient’s rights and compliance of nurses to these rights. Results The results revealed that 60.75% of nurses had a high level of awareness to patients’ rights and 34.23% of patients had good awareness toward their rights, in addition, there was a statistical significant difference in the compliances of nurses about patients’ rights between private hospitals and governmental hospitals (P=0.001). Conclusion The study findings showed that there was a significant difference in nurses’ compliance regarding patients’ bill of rights in four hospitals, especially in governmental hospitals. Recommendations The study recommended that the concept of patients’ rights should be given as a regular and specialized educational program and retraining and putting it as a course in curriculum.
{"title":"Nurses’ versus patient’s awareness about patient rights and nurses’ compliance to these rights","authors":"Walaa Abd El Sayed Yousef, F. Abed","doi":"10.4103/enj.enj_28_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/enj.enj_28_21","url":null,"abstract":"Background In spite of the achievements concerning patient rights and ethical problems in healthcare in Egypt, several problems still persist, including the unethical behavior of some healthcare workers, and patient understanding of the concepts of the patient rights. Aim To assess nurses’ versus patient’s awareness about patient’s rights and nurses’ compliance to these rights. Research design Comparative descriptive design. Setting The study was conducted in two types of hospitals in Egypt, three governmental hospitals (university hospital, health insurance hospital, and ministry of health hospital) and one of them private hospital. Study sample Two groups of the patients were included in the present study: a total of 400 nurses who provide direct care to patients (100 in each hospital), and a total of 400 patients who present at the time of the study (100 in each hospital). Tool There were three tools used for data collection: I. nurses’ awareness toward patient rights’ questionnaires, II. patient’s awareness toward patient rights’ questionnaires, and III. nurses’ compliance to the patient’s rights from patients’ point-of-view questionnaire, these structured questionnaires were adopted by Said (2010) to assess nurses’ versus patients’ awareness toward the patient’s rights and compliance of nurses to these rights. Results The results revealed that 60.75% of nurses had a high level of awareness to patients’ rights and 34.23% of patients had good awareness toward their rights, in addition, there was a statistical significant difference in the compliances of nurses about patients’ rights between private hospitals and governmental hospitals (P=0.001). Conclusion The study findings showed that there was a significant difference in nurses’ compliance regarding patients’ bill of rights in four hospitals, especially in governmental hospitals. Recommendations The study recommended that the concept of patients’ rights should be given as a regular and specialized educational program and retraining and putting it as a course in curriculum.","PeriodicalId":149497,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Nursing Journal","volume":"116 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127987794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) play a significant role for cancer patients in Egypt and helping to build capacity for cancer prevention, treatment, and improve access to care. Patient satisfaction has long been considered as an important indicator when measuring health outcomes of care. Aim The aim of the study was to assess cancer patients’ satisfaction toward health services provided by non-governmental organizations. Design A descriptive exploratory research design was utilized in this study. Setting Three NGOs were selected randomly from all cancer organizations at Cairo governorate. Sample A purposive sample of 100 cancer patients chosen by specific inclusion criteria. Tool for data collection A structured interviewing questionnaire that consisted of three parts was used to collect data pertinent to the study. First part: personal data of patients. Second part: data about the level of social relationships (communication) regarding cancer patients. Third part: data about patient’s satisfaction toward service offers by NGOs. Results More than two-thirds of patients were satisfied with the overall services provided by NGO. Also, the majority of patients were satisfied with services in Bahia Foundation, then satisfied with Breast Cancer Foundation of Egypt, and the last one was Association of Friends of the National Cancer-free initiative. A highly statistical difference in patients’ satisfaction toward health services was provided by NGOs according to their sex. Conclusion The study concluded that more than two-thirds of patients were satisfied with the overall services provided by NGO services, the majority of cancer patients in Bahia Foundation have satisfaction about the services provided. Recommendation Based on the study results, it is recommended to develop a health-education program for cancer patients and their community to raise the awareness about nongovernmental services for cancer patients about how to involve them in organization’s services.
{"title":"Cancer patients’ satisfaction toward health services provided by non-governmental organizations","authors":"S. Ibrahim, M. Shenouda, M. Elsawy","doi":"10.4103/enj.enj_17_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/enj.enj_17_21","url":null,"abstract":"Background Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) play a significant role for cancer patients in Egypt and helping to build capacity for cancer prevention, treatment, and improve access to care. Patient satisfaction has long been considered as an important indicator when measuring health outcomes of care. Aim The aim of the study was to assess cancer patients’ satisfaction toward health services provided by non-governmental organizations. Design A descriptive exploratory research design was utilized in this study. Setting Three NGOs were selected randomly from all cancer organizations at Cairo governorate. Sample A purposive sample of 100 cancer patients chosen by specific inclusion criteria. Tool for data collection A structured interviewing questionnaire that consisted of three parts was used to collect data pertinent to the study. First part: personal data of patients. Second part: data about the level of social relationships (communication) regarding cancer patients. Third part: data about patient’s satisfaction toward service offers by NGOs. Results More than two-thirds of patients were satisfied with the overall services provided by NGO. Also, the majority of patients were satisfied with services in Bahia Foundation, then satisfied with Breast Cancer Foundation of Egypt, and the last one was Association of Friends of the National Cancer-free initiative. A highly statistical difference in patients’ satisfaction toward health services was provided by NGOs according to their sex. Conclusion The study concluded that more than two-thirds of patients were satisfied with the overall services provided by NGO services, the majority of cancer patients in Bahia Foundation have satisfaction about the services provided. Recommendation Based on the study results, it is recommended to develop a health-education program for cancer patients and their community to raise the awareness about nongovernmental services for cancer patients about how to involve them in organization’s services.","PeriodicalId":149497,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Nursing Journal","volume":"483 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116027835","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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