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Effect of Different Nursing Educational Methods about Correct use of Inhaler Devices on Clinical Improvement for Asthmatic Patients

مؤلف البحث
Marwa Ali Almasry1, Neama Mamdouh Mostafa 2, Saieda Abd Elhameed AbdElaziz3& Hanan Abdallah Abozeid4
تاريخ البحث
مجلة البحث
Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal
الناشر
Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal
عدد البحث
9
سنة البحث
2021
ملخص البحث

Background: Most asthmatic patients use their inhalers incorrectly; As a result, they are more vulnerable to poor clinical control and exacerbation. The study aim: was to evaluate the effect of different nursing educational methods (video, educational booklet, both booklet & video) about correct use of inhaler devices on the clinical improvement for asthmatic patients. Methods: Design of the study: Quiz-experimental design. Setting: chest department and chest diseases outpatient clinics at Assiut University Hospitals Sample: 80 asthmatic patients were divided into four groups, 20 patients for each. Tools: Tool I: patient assessment sheet, Tool II: Global Initiative for Asthma scale (GINA), 2019, and Tool III: nursing educational methods. Results: According to the Global Initiative for Asthma scale, in excess of half of the patients (60.0 %) in the routine nursing instructions, booklet, and video groups had partially asthma control, while the majority of patients (80.0%) in the video and booklet groups had well asthma control. Conclusions: The group of patients who received the video and the booklet had a statistically significant effect on improving the level of asthma control. Recommendation: All asthma patients should be given written and visual information about how to use inhalers devices correctly to minimize the complications arising from the incorrect use of inhalers.
Keywords: Asthmatic patients, Clinical improvement, Inhaler devices & Nursing educational methods