Effect of Protocol of Care on Self Care Practice for Patients Post Kidney Transplantation Operation

Weheida, Sohair Mohamed; Abed EL-Aziz, Amany Lotfy; Abd Elgwad, Seham Ahmed Abed-Elhay; Kamal, Ahamed Ibrahim; Elsherbiny, Maha Mohamed

doi:10.21608/tsnj.2023.285169

Effect of Protocol of Care on Self Care Practice for Patients Post Kidney Transplantation Operation

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Professor of Medical- Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Egypt.

² Professor of Medical- Surgical Nursing Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt

³ Lecturer of Nephrology Faculty of Medicine El Mansoura University, Egypt .

⁴ Assistant lecturer, Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Kafr elshikh University, Egypt

10.21608/tsnj.2023.285169

Abstract

ackground: Kidney transplantation is the best method of treatment for improvement
of renal functions in patients with end-stage renal failure. The main aims of patient
education following renal transplantation are to help patients acquire the knowledge,
required activities and practices for daily living without problem and to help patients
cope with physiological and psychosocial problems. Aim: evaluate the effect of
protocol of care on self care practice of patients post renal transplantation operation.
Setting: the study was carried out in out patient's clinics of nephrology center at
Urology and Nephrology Center of EL Mansoura University. Research design: a
quasi-experimental research design was utilized, Subjects: A Convenience sample of
sixty (60) adult patients was divided into two equal control and study group .Tools
Four tools was used, Tool ( I): Structure interview schedule. Tool (II): Patients'
knowledge assessment. Tool (III): Self care activities of daily living tool (SCADLT).
Tool (IV): Disease specific self-care practices tool (DSSCPT). Percentage in result:
a highly statistical significant difference was observed in total knowledge, self- care
activities and practices post protocol of care implementation. Conclusion: the
educational program has remarkable significant improvements of total knowledge
level, self care activities and practices post kidney transplantation operation.
Recommendation: Continuous periodic health teaching program for patients
undergoing kidney transplantation operation and replication of the study on a large
probability sampling about knowledge, self care activities and practices in the
nephrology patient's clinics.