Pub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2024.358750
Arzak Mohamed khalifa, Fatma Goma Mohamed, Shimaa Nabil Abd Elsalam, Lamis Ahmed Osama
Background : Patients with Bell's Palsy are suffering from facial weakness, numbness or pain around the ear, eyelid closure, and sound hypersensitivity. Facial exercise therapy is the most important treatment approach for this patient which could improve facial function for moderate and chronic cases and reduce sequelae in acute cases of bell's Palsy. The role of nurse includes educating and encouraging patients to practice facial exercises Aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of facial exercises on functional ability for patients with Bell's Palsy. Study design : A quasi-experimental design with pre/post-test was utilized. Setting: This study was conducted in outpatient clinic of Neurology which affiliated to Ain Shams university hospital. Egypt. Sample: A Purposive sample of 40 patients. Procedure: data were collected using two tools as follow: I-Patients' demographic and medical data record. II-Patients’ functional disability scale (pre/post and follow) implementation of the facial exercises for patients with Bell's Palsy. Results : The results showed a significant positive correlation between total physical wellbeing, social/psychological wellbeing, and Facial muscle assessment pre/post and follow up implementation of facial exercises at p= <0.001. The Conclusion : There was significant improvement, with highly statistical significance among the studied patients’ physical, social/psychological wellbeing pre/post and follow up implementation of facial exercises. Recommendation: Patients' who have Bell's Palsy should be trained regarding facial exercise to improve functional ability.
{"title":"Effect of Facial Exercises on Functional Ability for Patients with Bell's Palsy","authors":"Arzak Mohamed khalifa, Fatma Goma Mohamed, Shimaa Nabil Abd Elsalam, Lamis Ahmed Osama","doi":"10.21608/ejhc.2024.358750","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejhc.2024.358750","url":null,"abstract":"Background : Patients with Bell's Palsy are suffering from facial weakness, numbness or pain around the ear, eyelid closure, and sound hypersensitivity. Facial exercise therapy is the most important treatment approach for this patient which could improve facial function for moderate and chronic cases and reduce sequelae in acute cases of bell's Palsy. The role of nurse includes educating and encouraging patients to practice facial exercises Aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of facial exercises on functional ability for patients with Bell's Palsy. Study design : A quasi-experimental design with pre/post-test was utilized. Setting: This study was conducted in outpatient clinic of Neurology which affiliated to Ain Shams university hospital. Egypt. Sample: A Purposive sample of 40 patients. Procedure: data were collected using two tools as follow: I-Patients' demographic and medical data record. II-Patients’ functional disability scale (pre/post and follow) implementation of the facial exercises for patients with Bell's Palsy. Results : The results showed a significant positive correlation between total physical wellbeing, social/psychological wellbeing, and Facial muscle assessment pre/post and follow up implementation of facial exercises at p= <0.001. The Conclusion : There was significant improvement, with highly statistical significance among the studied patients’ physical, social/psychological wellbeing pre/post and follow up implementation of facial exercises. Recommendation: Patients' who have Bell's Palsy should be trained regarding facial exercise to improve functional ability.","PeriodicalId":505881,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Health Care","volume":"16 25","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141415277","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 The heart weight and left ventricular (LV) mass reflect on the severity of coronary artery diseases. In clinical practice, it can help physicians decide whether to perform invasive cardiac catheterization to visualize the extent of the coronary block. Material and methods this study is a cross sectional postmortem study included 80 cases, for which a full autopsies were performed, and included measurement of heart weight, left ventricle posterior wall thickness, and interventricular septum thickness. The measurement was statistically analyzed and correlated to age sex and cardiovascular diseases. Results; the result of this study has revealed a strong positive correlation between age and heart weight; Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed). By using student (t) test, the difference between the means weight of heart in males and females is highly significant: P < 0.05. P = 0.004. The same result were obtained for the LVPW thickness and IVS thickness; the difference in mean LVPW thickness and IVS thickness between male and female is highly significant P < 0.05. There is a strong positive correlation between heart weight and cardiac diseases as well as the LVPW and IVS thickness and cardiovascular diseases. Conclusion there is a highly significant positive correlation between age and sex, on one hand, and interventricular septal thickness, left ventricular posterior wall thickness and heart weight on the other hand, and, therefore, age and sex should be considered in order to assess the significance of these measurements in clinical practice. Cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension and coronary artery disease are associated with increased heart weight and increased left ventricular wall thickness and interventricular septum thickness
{"title":"Heart weight, Left Ventricular Wall Thickness, and Interventricular Septum Thickness in Cardiac and Moncardiac Causes of Deaths: A Cross-sectional Postmortem Study in Babylon Province","authors":"Neamah Hassoni Mahdi, Ammar Mohammed, H.G. Abdelzaher","doi":"10.21608/ejhc.2024.359137","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejhc.2024.359137","url":null,"abstract":"Background The heart weight and left ventricular (LV) mass reflect on the severity of coronary artery diseases. In clinical practice, it can help physicians decide whether to perform invasive cardiac catheterization to visualize the extent of the coronary block. Material and methods this study is a cross sectional postmortem study included 80 cases, for which a full autopsies were performed, and included measurement of heart weight, left ventricle posterior wall thickness, and interventricular septum thickness. The measurement was statistically analyzed and correlated to age sex and cardiovascular diseases. Results; the result of this study has revealed a strong positive correlation between age and heart weight; Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed). By using student (t) test, the difference between the means weight of heart in males and females is highly significant: P < 0.05. P = 0.004. The same result were obtained for the LVPW thickness and IVS thickness; the difference in mean LVPW thickness and IVS thickness between male and female is highly significant P < 0.05. There is a strong positive correlation between heart weight and cardiac diseases as well as the LVPW and IVS thickness and cardiovascular diseases. Conclusion there is a highly significant positive correlation between age and sex, on one hand, and interventricular septal thickness, left ventricular posterior wall thickness and heart weight on the other hand, and, therefore, age and sex should be considered in order to assess the significance of these measurements in clinical practice. Cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension and coronary artery disease are associated with increased heart weight and increased left ventricular wall thickness and interventricular septum thickness","PeriodicalId":505881,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Health Care","volume":"31 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141414866","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}
Pub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2024.356779
Samia El Husseini Abd-ElMageed ElKholy, Shaimaa Samir Dawood, Reham Magdy Mohammed AbdElsalam
Background: Emotional dysregulation is considered a phenotypic finding that has a purported impact on older adults’ peace of mind. Emotion regulation nursing intervention is a breakthrough treatment that has been empirically targeted to restore positive emotional states and strengthen mental clarity in the geriatric population. Aim: This study aimed to determine the effect of emotion regulation nursing intervention on emotional regulation difficulties and peace of mind among older adults. Design: A quasi-experimental methodological approach was applied. Setting: Two seniors’ clubs that belonged to Egypt's Ministry of Social Solidarity, Alexandria Governorate were included. Study participants: 80 older adults (aged 60 and above), randomly assigned into two equal groups. The study group received the study intervention, and the control group, received regular seniors’ club services. Tools: 4 tools were used for data collection: 1) Mini-Mental State Examination Scale (MMES), 2) Brief version of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale: the DERS-16, 3) The Peace of Mind Scale: PoM, and 4) Socio-demographic and Health Profile of Older Adults Structured Interview Schedule. Results: The reported emotional regulation difficulties score was significantly reduced in the study group from 73.59±5.99 to 19.18±8.0 following the intervention (P<0.001) and was significantly higher than the control group’s post-test percent score 70.63±4.20 (P<0.001). The peace of mind score increased from 11.70±7.84 to 24.91±0.56 among the study group following the interventions and was significantly higher than that of the control group’s post-test percent scores 6.07±5.0 (P<0.001). Conclusion: Emotion regulation nursing intervention generated a significant reduction in older adults’ emotional regulation difficulties and a significant improvement in their peace of mind. Recommendations: The present study finding provides support for the creation of a skill-based training program for all nurses who work with older adults in all settings about the importance of emotion regulation nursing intervention and how to implement them for older adults.
{"title":"Effect of Emotion regulation Nursing Intervention on Emotional Regulation Difficulties and Peace of Mind among older adults","authors":"Samia El Husseini Abd-ElMageed ElKholy, Shaimaa Samir Dawood, Reham Magdy Mohammed AbdElsalam","doi":"10.21608/ejhc.2024.356779","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejhc.2024.356779","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Emotional dysregulation is considered a phenotypic finding that has a purported impact on older adults’ peace of mind. Emotion regulation nursing intervention is a breakthrough treatment that has been empirically targeted to restore positive emotional states and strengthen mental clarity in the geriatric population. Aim: This study aimed to determine the effect of emotion regulation nursing intervention on emotional regulation difficulties and peace of mind among older adults. Design: A quasi-experimental methodological approach was applied. Setting: Two seniors’ clubs that belonged to Egypt's Ministry of Social Solidarity, Alexandria Governorate were included. Study participants: 80 older adults (aged 60 and above), randomly assigned into two equal groups. The study group received the study intervention, and the control group, received regular seniors’ club services. Tools: 4 tools were used for data collection: 1) Mini-Mental State Examination Scale (MMES), 2) Brief version of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale: the DERS-16, 3) The Peace of Mind Scale: PoM, and 4) Socio-demographic and Health Profile of Older Adults Structured Interview Schedule. Results: The reported emotional regulation difficulties score was significantly reduced in the study group from 73.59±5.99 to 19.18±8.0 following the intervention (P<0.001) and was significantly higher than the control group’s post-test percent score 70.63±4.20 (P<0.001). The peace of mind score increased from 11.70±7.84 to 24.91±0.56 among the study group following the interventions and was significantly higher than that of the control group’s post-test percent scores 6.07±5.0 (P<0.001). Conclusion: Emotion regulation nursing intervention generated a significant reduction in older adults’ emotional regulation difficulties and a significant improvement in their peace of mind. Recommendations: The present study finding provides support for the creation of a skill-based training program for all nurses who work with older adults in all settings about the importance of emotion regulation nursing intervention and how to implement them for older adults.","PeriodicalId":505881,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Health Care","volume":"58 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141278133","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}
Pub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2024.356961
Samia Mahmoud Yassen, Reem Mabrouk Abd El Rahman, Wafaa Hassan Mostafa
Background: The highly competitive climate in which healthcare organizations operate today necessitates flexibility, knowledge acquisition, technology adoption, and process improvement in order to introduce new services, reduce costs, and respond to market developments. Thus, healthcare organizations have needed to implement lean practices in order to improve leadership effectiveness and provide high quality and efficiency of services provided. Aim: The study aimed to determine the effect of lean leadership training program on head nurses’ performance and quality of nurses’ work-life at Hamdy El-Tabakh General Hospital. Design: Quasi-experimental, one group (pre/ post-test) research design was used. Setting: The study was carried out in all in-patient units (medical and surgical); ICU and emergency units at Hamdy El-Tabakh General Hospital. Subjects: Two groups of subjects were included; (a) All head nurses and their assistants (n=20), (b) All staff nurses (n=200). Tools: Three tools were used for data collection; head nurses’ lean performance observation checklist, quality of nursing work-life questionnaire and lean leadership knowledge questionnaire. Results: There was a highly statistical significant difference between lean leadership training program and head nurses’ performance. Also, there was a highly statistical significant difference between lean leadership training program and quality of nurses’ work life. Conclusion: There were highly positive statistical significant correlations between lean leadership performance dimensions and quality of nursing work-life dimensions at before, immediately after and after three months from lean leadership training program implementation. Recommendations: Apply in-service training programs and workshops to implant a culture of lean leadership and lean management, among hospital administrators and unit manager.
{"title":"Effect of Lean Leadership Training Program on Head Nurses’ Performance and Quality of Nurses’ Work-Life","authors":"Samia Mahmoud Yassen, Reem Mabrouk Abd El Rahman, Wafaa Hassan Mostafa","doi":"10.21608/ejhc.2024.356961","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejhc.2024.356961","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The highly competitive climate in which healthcare organizations operate today necessitates flexibility, knowledge acquisition, technology adoption, and process improvement in order to introduce new services, reduce costs, and respond to market developments. Thus, healthcare organizations have needed to implement lean practices in order to improve leadership effectiveness and provide high quality and efficiency of services provided. Aim: The study aimed to determine the effect of lean leadership training program on head nurses’ performance and quality of nurses’ work-life at Hamdy El-Tabakh General Hospital. Design: Quasi-experimental, one group (pre/ post-test) research design was used. Setting: The study was carried out in all in-patient units (medical and surgical); ICU and emergency units at Hamdy El-Tabakh General Hospital. Subjects: Two groups of subjects were included; (a) All head nurses and their assistants (n=20), (b) All staff nurses (n=200). Tools: Three tools were used for data collection; head nurses’ lean performance observation checklist, quality of nursing work-life questionnaire and lean leadership knowledge questionnaire. Results: There was a highly statistical significant difference between lean leadership training program and head nurses’ performance. Also, there was a highly statistical significant difference between lean leadership training program and quality of nurses’ work life. Conclusion: There were highly positive statistical significant correlations between lean leadership performance dimensions and quality of nursing work-life dimensions at before, immediately after and after three months from lean leadership training program implementation. Recommendations: Apply in-service training programs and workshops to implant a culture of lean leadership and lean management, among hospital administrators and unit manager.","PeriodicalId":505881,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Health Care","volume":"15 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141279130","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}
Pub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2024.359308
Firas S. Al-Dabbagh
Medicago sativa L. (alfalfa) is one of the most cultivated plants which has high nutritional value as fodder since antiquity and to treat many health disorders related to secondary metabolites with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. For the first time, a comparative study was applied for bioactive constituents of tissue cultured and their ordinary counterparts of Iraqi Medicago sativa. Two types of agriculture techniques were employed, plant tissue cultured (three different tissue culture types) and ordinary agriculture (two different aerial parts and growth stages). The reverse - phase high-performance liquid chromatography applied for qualitative and quantitative of different phytochemicals in this plant giving an idea about the differences in the availabilities of these phytochemicals like steroids (Beta-sitosterol, Stigmasterol), phenolic acids(Caffeic acid, Chlorogenic acid, Gallic acid), and flavonoids(Myricetine, Naringinine) by the differentiated techniques.
{"title":"Five isolated phytochemicals from Iraqi Medicago sativa with tissue cultured comparative study by reverse-phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography (RP-HPLC)","authors":"Firas S. Al-Dabbagh","doi":"10.21608/ejhc.2024.359308","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejhc.2024.359308","url":null,"abstract":"Medicago sativa L. (alfalfa) is one of the most cultivated plants which has high nutritional value as fodder since antiquity and to treat many health disorders related to secondary metabolites with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. For the first time, a comparative study was applied for bioactive constituents of tissue cultured and their ordinary counterparts of Iraqi Medicago sativa. Two types of agriculture techniques were employed, plant tissue cultured (three different tissue culture types) and ordinary agriculture (two different aerial parts and growth stages). The reverse - phase high-performance liquid chromatography applied for qualitative and quantitative of different phytochemicals in this plant giving an idea about the differences in the availabilities of these phytochemicals like steroids (Beta-sitosterol, Stigmasterol), phenolic acids(Caffeic acid, Chlorogenic acid, Gallic acid), and flavonoids(Myricetine, Naringinine) by the differentiated techniques.","PeriodicalId":505881,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Health Care","volume":"170 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141414017","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 : After craniotomy, patients with brain tumors face several problems, such as delayed endotracheal tube extubation and diminished consciousness. The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of foot reflexology on the impact of foot reflexology on patients' post-craniotomy weaning from mechanical ventilation and time to full consciousness recovery. Design: A quasi-experimental research design was used to conduct this study. Setting: The study was carried out at the neurosurgery intensive care unit at Beni-Suef University Hospital. Subjects: A purposive sample of 60 patients post-craniotomy was recruited in this study; the studied patients were assigned into two groups, with 30 patients in each group (the intervention and control groups). In the intervention group, foot reflexology was done twice a day, in the morning and the evening, for 30 minutes (15 minutes for each foot), in addition to the patient's regular care. This was done for a week. The control group just received standard post-craniotomy treatment. Tools: Four tools were used to collect data: Tool (1): Patients personal data. Tool (II) : Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), Tool (III): Time of full consciousness , and Tool (IV): Withdrawal from the ventilator . Results : The findings indicated that there was no statistically significant variation in the demographic attributes of the two groups (p>0.05). The findings showed that, in comparison to the control group, the intervention group's mean scores for the amount of time required to regain consciousness and wean off of mechanical ventilation were significantly lower. Conclusion : The results showed that foot reflexology on the impact of foot reflexology have a positive effect on patients' post-craniotomy weaning from mechanical ventilation and time to full consciousness recovery. Recommendation : Foot reflexology is recommended to be applied as a non-pharmacological strategy and complementary therapy along with routine care to reduce weaning from mechanical ventilation and time to full consciousness recovery.
{"title":"Impact of Foot Reflexology on Patients' Post-Craniotomy Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation and Time to Full Consciousness Recovery","authors":"Elsayed Mahmoud Sabek, Nayera Tantaewy, Manal Mohamed Ahmed Ayed, Masouda Hassan Atrous","doi":"10.21608/ejhc.2024.353616","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejhc.2024.353616","url":null,"abstract":"Background : After craniotomy, patients with brain tumors face several problems, such as delayed endotracheal tube extubation and diminished consciousness. The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of foot reflexology on the impact of foot reflexology on patients' post-craniotomy weaning from mechanical ventilation and time to full consciousness recovery. Design: A quasi-experimental research design was used to conduct this study. Setting: The study was carried out at the neurosurgery intensive care unit at Beni-Suef University Hospital. Subjects: A purposive sample of 60 patients post-craniotomy was recruited in this study; the studied patients were assigned into two groups, with 30 patients in each group (the intervention and control groups). In the intervention group, foot reflexology was done twice a day, in the morning and the evening, for 30 minutes (15 minutes for each foot), in addition to the patient's regular care. This was done for a week. The control group just received standard post-craniotomy treatment. Tools: Four tools were used to collect data: Tool (1): Patients personal data. Tool (II) : Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), Tool (III): Time of full consciousness , and Tool (IV): Withdrawal from the ventilator . Results : The findings indicated that there was no statistically significant variation in the demographic attributes of the two groups (p>0.05). The findings showed that, in comparison to the control group, the intervention group's mean scores for the amount of time required to regain consciousness and wean off of mechanical ventilation were significantly lower. Conclusion : The results showed that foot reflexology on the impact of foot reflexology have a positive effect on patients' post-craniotomy weaning from mechanical ventilation and time to full consciousness recovery. Recommendation : Foot reflexology is recommended to be applied as a non-pharmacological strategy and complementary therapy along with routine care to reduce weaning from mechanical ventilation and time to full consciousness recovery.","PeriodicalId":505881,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Health Care","volume":"78 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141231133","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}
Pub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2024.350818
Ola Abdel-Wahab Afifi Araby Ali, Fatma Kamal Ali, Amira Mohamed Salama, Fatma Mansour Abdel Azeem Barakat
Preeclampsia is a progressive disorder affecting multiple systems, which is distinguished by the sudden appearance of high blood pressure and protein in the urine or other significant end-organ dysfunction. Progressive muscle relaxation techniques is a useful technique to minimize stress, anxiety and blood pressure among pregnant women with preeclampsia. The aim of this research was to evaluate the effect of progressive muscle relaxation techniques on physiological parameters, psychological factors and sleep quality among pregnant women with preeclampsia. Design : A quasi experimental design (Two-Groups, Pre-test / Post-test). Setting: The research was conducted at obstetrics & gynecological outpatient clinic in Benha university hospital. Sample : A purposive sample of 60 pregnant women with mild preeclampsia. Data collection tools: Five tools were used: A structured interviewing questionnaire, Self-rating anxiety scale, Cohen perceived stress scale and Pittsburgh sleep quality index. Results: The total score of knowledge and sleep quality in the study group showed significant improvement post-intervention and two weeks post-intervention compared to pre intervention while in the control group, there was minimal improvement. Also, the physiological parameters, total level of anxiety and total level of stress were significantly decreased in the study group post-intervention and two weeks post-intervention compared to control group. Conclusion : The progressive muscle relaxation technique was effective and have a significant improvement of knowledge, physiological parameters and psychological factors and sleep quality among women with mild pregnancy induced hypertension. Recommendation: Pregnant women with hypertension should be provided with relaxation techniques in antenatal care to improve knowledge, physiological parameters and reduce blood pressure and stress level.
{"title":"Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Techniques on Physiological Parameters, Psychological Factors and Sleep Quality among Pregnant Women with Preeclampsia","authors":"Ola Abdel-Wahab Afifi Araby Ali, Fatma Kamal Ali, Amira Mohamed Salama, Fatma Mansour Abdel Azeem Barakat","doi":"10.21608/ejhc.2024.350818","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejhc.2024.350818","url":null,"abstract":"Preeclampsia is a progressive disorder affecting multiple systems, which is distinguished by the sudden appearance of high blood pressure and protein in the urine or other significant end-organ dysfunction. Progressive muscle relaxation techniques is a useful technique to minimize stress, anxiety and blood pressure among pregnant women with preeclampsia. The aim of this research was to evaluate the effect of progressive muscle relaxation techniques on physiological parameters, psychological factors and sleep quality among pregnant women with preeclampsia. Design : A quasi experimental design (Two-Groups, Pre-test / Post-test). Setting: The research was conducted at obstetrics & gynecological outpatient clinic in Benha university hospital. Sample : A purposive sample of 60 pregnant women with mild preeclampsia. Data collection tools: Five tools were used: A structured interviewing questionnaire, Self-rating anxiety scale, Cohen perceived stress scale and Pittsburgh sleep quality index. Results: The total score of knowledge and sleep quality in the study group showed significant improvement post-intervention and two weeks post-intervention compared to pre intervention while in the control group, there was minimal improvement. Also, the physiological parameters, total level of anxiety and total level of stress were significantly decreased in the study group post-intervention and two weeks post-intervention compared to control group. Conclusion : The progressive muscle relaxation technique was effective and have a significant improvement of knowledge, physiological parameters and psychological factors and sleep quality among women with mild pregnancy induced hypertension. Recommendation: Pregnant women with hypertension should be provided with relaxation techniques in antenatal care to improve knowledge, physiological parameters and reduce blood pressure and stress level.","PeriodicalId":505881,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Health Care","volume":"50 31","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141232129","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}
Pub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2024.351054
Aya Sabry Fathy, Samia Mohamed Adam, Samah mohamed Elsayed
Background: Organization trust lead to higher employees involved to their job, high-quality performance, higher job satisfaction, lower absenteeism, as well as lower labour turnover which subsequently lead to higher employees’ job involvement. A high level of skill variety leads to exceeding employee job workload, thus increases employee job pressure and decrease employee job involvement. Aim: This study aims at assessing relationship between organizational trust and job involvement among staff nurses. Research design: A descriptive correlational design was used. Subjects: 110 staff nurses out of150 staff nurses included in the study. Tools: Data was collected by using two tools organizational Trust questionnaire and job Involvement scale. Results: more than three quarters (77.3%) of them had a high perception level regarding the (trust to supervisor), while (26.4%) of the studied nurses had a low level of perception regarding the (trust to organization),(68.2)high job involvement level regarding (performance compatible with self –concept), while (10.9%) of the studied nurses had low job involvement level regarding (performance as a central to self-esteem). Conclusion: there was significant statistical positive correlation between organizational trust and job involvement. Recommendations: Hospital administrative authorities should increase staff nurses’ trust in the organization through conducting frequent meeting with them, sharing them in decisions, providing incentives and treating staff nurses with respect and fairness.
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Pub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2024.356777
Howida A. Mohamed, Farida M Habib, Rasha A. Gamal, Safaa Abu Setta
Background: Dysmenorrhea impacts the quality of life of girls by impeding their ability to concentrate, causing disruptions in their regular physical activity, and having negative effects on their psychosocial well-being. Multiple studies have demonstrated that exercise may alleviate dysmenorrhea . Aim : compare between the effect of Rocking, Stretching, and Kegel exercises on pain intensity of primary dysmenorrhea among university female students. Method : A quasi-experimental design was employed (pretestposttest). Sitting: Study was done at Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University. Sample: The study included a purposive sample of 369 female nursing students. Four instruments were utilized; first is a self-administered questionnaire; the second was menstrual cycle assessment sheet; the third was instrument pain intensity assessment sheet, and fourth was dysmenorrhea assessment sheet. Results: Kegel exercise group showed a statistically significant decrease in the mean pain score between pre intervention assessment and 4 weeks’ assessment. Kegel exercises had a positive effect on reducing the dysmenorrhea pain intensity among the female students with primary dysmenorrhea more than pelvic rocking exercises and stretching exercises. Pelvic rocking exercise showed a statistically significant decrease in the mean pain score between pre intervention assessment and 4 weeks’ assessment. Regarding Stretching exercises, there was a statistically significant decrease in the mean pain score between pre intervention assessment and 4 weeks’ assessment Conclusion: Kegel exercises, pelvic rocking exercises, and stretching exercises are effective, and inexpensive non-pharmacological nursing interventions that relive primary dysmenorrhea. Recommendation Kegel exercise should be incorporated into nursing curriculum and practice as a method of relieving primary dysmenorrhea among adolescent female students.
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Pub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2024.358533
Shaimaa M. Goda, Shimaa Elwardany Aly, Aya M. Abd El Hafez, Shaimaa A. Khalaf
: Background: Girls with hearing disability continue to undervalue the practice of breast self-examination, despite Egypt's ever-expanding programs to raise breast cancer awareness. Aim : To evaluate the effectiveness of the training program for girls with hearing disability about breast self-examination in Assiut City. Research Design: Quantitative research pre/post one group intervention design was applied. Setting: Al-aml school for dumb and deaf girls in Assiut City. Subjects: A convenient sample was used to include 153 adolescent girls with hearing disability. Data collection tools : Two tools were utilized: Tool one: Designed interview questionnaire comprised from three parts: Part (1 ): Personal data, part (2): Girls’ family history of breast cancer and data about breast self-examination and part (3): Questions to assess knowledge of girls regarding breast cancer and breast self-examination. Tool II: Breast self-examination observational checklist. Results: It noticed from the current results that 46% of girls aged less than 18 years, 90.8% from rural area, 71.9% weren’t know about breast self-examination. The girls’ mean of knowledge and practices regarding breast self-examination was in pre-program 12.28 and 2.26 while it enhanced to be 36.03 and 9.67 with significant improvement after the program application. Conclusion: The training program improved knowledge and practices of breast self-examination among girls with hearing disability. Recommendations: Continuous training program about breast self-examination for girls with special need to increase their awareness regarding early detection of breast cancer
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