Child Pugh Score A Liver Cirrhosis: Effect of Development of Nursing Education program for Patients to Minimize Ascites

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1 Lecturer of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt

2 Lecturer of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt.

3 Lecturer of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt

Abstract

Background: The most significant clinical consequence of liver cirrhosis is ascites, which is the buildup of fluid in the abdominal cavity. Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of development of nursing education program for patients with Child Pugh score A liver cirrhosis to minimize ascites. Design: A quasi-experimental research design. Sample: A purposive sample of sixty adult patients with child Pugh score A liver cirrhosis, which placed into two equal-numbered groups at random: the study group and the control group. Setting: The tropical medicine department, the gastroenterology department, and the outpatient clinic at El-Rajhi Liver Hospital, Assiut University. Tools: Tool I: A Structured Interview, Tool II: Compliance of patients with medication and Tool III: Assessment occurrence and degree of ascites sheet. Results: The result revealed that regarding study groups, after 6 months (16.7%) developed ascites while after 12 months (33.3%) developed ascites in comparison to control groups which after 6 months were (46.7%) while after 12 months (73.3%) developed ascites. Conclusion: Nursing education has a good effect on improving patients’ knowledge, increasing level of drug compliance and minimizing occurrence of ascites Recommendations: It is recommended to repeat of this research using a bigger likelihood sample picked from other regions so that the results can be used more widely.

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  • Receive Date: 22 March 2025
  • Accept Date: 22 March 2025

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