Background: Kidney transplantation is a life-saving alternative to dialysis for patients with advanced, irreversible renal failure, which extending the survival, improving the quality of life, and decreasing in the mortality associated with long-term dialysis. Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of educational programs for health-promoting lifestyle among patients (recipients)with kidney transplantation.Research design: A quasi-experimental design was utilized in the present study. Setting: This study was conducted at Out-Patients Clinic for follow-up kidney transplantation in Nasr City Health Insurance Hospital. Sample: Purposive sample of 106 patients (Intervention group 54 & control group 52). Tools: Three tools were utilized for data collection, (I) A structured interview questionnaire for patients, (II)A health-promoting lifestyle profile, and (III) The Kidney Transplant Patient‘s Quality of Life. Results: There was highly statistically significant difference in knowledge scores between the intervention and control group, as well as a significantly higher scores of health promoting lifestyle behavior, and quality of life of intervention compared to control group. It also showed a significant association between knowledge and health promoting lifestyle behavior as well as quality of life of patients with kidney transplantation after educational program implementation. Conclusion: The intervention group benefited from the educational program that increased their knowledge, encouraged healthy lifestyle behaviors, and improved their quality of life. Recommendations: Written, a simple booklet about health-promoting lifestyle behavior post-transplantation should be available for patients and their families (relatives) at the Out-Patients Clinic for follow-up kidney transplantation in Nasr City Health Insurance Hospital.
Sobhy Omran, E., Mosaad Ali, M., Said Sabry, S., & Hamido Abosree, T. (2022). Effectiveness of Educational Program for Health Promoting Lifestyle among Patients (Recipients) with Kidney Transplantation. Journal of Nursing Science Benha University, 3(2), 1121-1144. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2022.255526
MLA
Eman Sobhy Omran; Marwa Mosaad Ali; Samah Said Sabry; Taisser Hamido Abosree. "Effectiveness of Educational Program for Health Promoting Lifestyle among Patients (Recipients) with Kidney Transplantation", Journal of Nursing Science Benha University, 3, 2, 2022, 1121-1144. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2022.255526
HARVARD
Sobhy Omran, E., Mosaad Ali, M., Said Sabry, S., Hamido Abosree, T. (2022). 'Effectiveness of Educational Program for Health Promoting Lifestyle among Patients (Recipients) with Kidney Transplantation', Journal of Nursing Science Benha University, 3(2), pp. 1121-1144. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2022.255526
VANCOUVER
Sobhy Omran, E., Mosaad Ali, M., Said Sabry, S., Hamido Abosree, T. Effectiveness of Educational Program for Health Promoting Lifestyle among Patients (Recipients) with Kidney Transplantation. Journal of Nursing Science Benha University, 2022; 3(2): 1121-1144. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2022.255526