Quality of Life of Older Adult with Bronchial Asthma Related to Climate Change.

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1 Ph. D student of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University

2 Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University

3 Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University.

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     Background: Bronchial asthma is one of the most common chronic inflammatory airway diseases, so climate change threatens patients with bronchial asthma. The study aimed to assess the quality of life of patients with bronchial asthma related to climate change. Research design: A descriptive research design was utilized to conduct this study. Setting: the study was conducted at Outpatient Clinics of Chest Hospital in Benha City. The sample: Simple random sample was used in this study; it included 100 patients with bronchial asthma. Tools: Three tools were used in this study, it included I: A structured interviewing questionnaire to assess first part); socio-demographic characteristics of the studied patients. The second part); medical history of the studied patients. The third part, knowledge of the studied patients regarding bronchial asthma and climate change Tool II: Patients practices regarding bronchial asthma and climate change. Tool III: Quality of life scale to assess domains of quality of life. Results: 65% of the studied patients with bronchial asthma were male and 35% of them were female. 45% of the studied patients had poor total knowledge score.43% of the studied patients had satisfactory total practices and 12% of the studied patients had high level of total quality of life score. Conclusion: Revealed that more than two fifths of the studied patients had good of total knowledge score. Approximately two fifths of the studied patients had satisfactory of total practices level toward bronchial asthma. Recommendations: Provide health educational and training programs are recommended to improve patients' knowledge, practices and quality of life about bronchial asthma related to climate change.

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