Assessment of Health Needs For Patients Undergoing Renal Transplantation

Document Type : Original Article

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1 B.Sc., Faculty of Nursing- Assiut University.

2 Professor of Médical- Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University.

3 Assistant Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Ain Shams University. Faculty of Nursing - Ain Shams University-Egypt

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 Background: Renal transplantation is the gold standard treatment for patients with endstage renal disease as it demonstrates improved long-term survival compare d to patients who remain on renal replacement therapy. Aim: This study aimed to assess health needs (physical, psychological, social and spiritual) for patients undergoing renal transplantation. Design: Descriptive exploratory design was utilized in carrying out this study. Setting: the study was conducted in renal transplantation unit at Nephrology and Urology Surgical hospital affiliated to Assiut University Hospital. Subjects: A Purposive sample of (30) who are on hemodialysis and met the inclusion criteria. tools I-Three parts (Personal Sociodemographic data, past & present medical history, health conditions before transplantation). II-Needs assessment questionnaire for m for patients before and after renal transplantation. Results: 46.70 % of the studied patients were at age group between 20-<30 y ears old and 96.7% of the m were males. There were highly statistically significant moderate positive correlations between social need score with physical score and social need score with psychological scores of the studied patients. Conclusion: more than one third of the patients before transplantation had high physical, psychological, social and spiritual need changed to low more than half in all needs of studied patients. Recommendation: More studies researches done in different types of needs before and after transplantation and assess which need more effected on patients. 

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