Effectiveness of Nurse-Led Lifestyle Intervention on Outcomes of Metabolic Syndrome Patients

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Lecturer of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Beni-Suief University-Egypt.

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

3 Department of Nursing, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Saudi Arabia. and Critical Care and Emergency Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.

Abstract

Background: Adjustment of life style required multifactor as education,
physical exercise, healthy diet, and pharmacological strategies which considered
an imperative guidelines for treatment and prevention of metabolic syndrome.
Aim: investigate the effectiveness of nurse-led lifestyle intervention on
outcomes of metabolic syndrome patients. Method: A quasi-experimental
research, a convenience sample of 160 patients attended to medical and diabetic
out-patients clinics of Specialized Medical Hospital, Mansoura University. An
interview questionnaire was used to accomplish this study. Results: High
percentages of the studied groups pre-test were low self-efficiency (≤ 37.6),
while high percentages of the studied groups post-test were having high self
efficiency (≥ 74.6). There were statistical significant correlation between
metabolic syndrome and health-promoting lifestyle and self-efficiency among
studied patients (P. value 0.01). Conclusion: Applying the nurse-led lifestyle
applied program has positive effect on promoting self-efficacy and health
promoting behaviors for metabolic syndrome patients. Recommendations: It is
important to ensure application of lifestyle applied program by nurses as a
scheduled care for metabolic syndrome patients.

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Volume 11, Issue 4
December 2020
Pages 322-340

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