Effect of Health Promotion Nursing Interventions on Functional Status among Elderly with Cardiovascular Diseases

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Lecturer of Gerontological Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag university

2 Professor of Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut university

3 Lecturer of Gerontology Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut university

4 Lecturer of Geriatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menofia University, Egypt.

Abstract

Aging is an inevitable part of life and the largest risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Aim:
Assess the effect of health promotion nursing intervention on the functional status among elderly
with cardiovascular diseases. Design: A Quasi-experimental design was used. Settings: The study
conducted in cardiac out patients' clinics and inpatients wards at Al-Orman hospital in Assiut
university hospitals. Sample: A random sample of 70 elderly with CVD was divided equally into
two groups (35 study and 35 control). The data collection lasted 7 months from the beginning of
December 2020 and ending in late June 2021. Tools: Four tools were utilized. Tool I: Structured
interview questionnaire, Tool II: Comprehensive Heart Disease Knowledge Questionnaire, Tool III:
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale (IADL), Tool IV: Katz Index for Activities of Daily
Living. Results: It was noted that 80.0% of the study group achieved full functional level in posttest.
Additionally; a statistically significant difference between study group function level and their
knowledge level at P<0.001. There was positive correlation between ADL, IADL and cardiac
diagnosis in study group y-0.989. Conclusion: Functional level of elderly patients with
cardiovascular diseases was greatly affected by a health promotion nursing intervention.
Recommendation: Providing further health promotion nurse intervention for elderly with
cardiovascular diseases in all health care facilities.

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Volume 13, Issue 1
March 2022
Pages 1795-1809

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