Well Aim: This study aimed to develop instructional guidelines for patients undergoing Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy. Subjects and Method: A descriptive explorative design was utilized for the conduction of this study in Urosurgery Department and Urology Outpatients` Clinics at El DemerdashSurgicalHospitalswhichisaffiliatedtoAinShamsUniversityHospitals.Apurposive sample of(90) adult patients from both genders undergoing ureteroscopic lithotripsy(UL) from the above mentioned settings. Tools of data collection were: 1) Patients, interviewing questionnaire (pre /post procedure)to assess the studied patients` health needs (physical, psychological, social spiritual and educational) .2)Numerical pain scale(pre /post procedure)to assess pain severitylevel.3) Hamilt on Anxiety Rating Scale (pre/post procedure)to assess anxiety level. Results: Mean age of studied sample was 39.5±5.7. More than half of them was married, working, males and from urban areas. Moreover, there were higher health needs preprocedure. Conclusion: On light of the current study results, it can be concluded that the studied patients had physical, psychological, social, spiritual and educational needs pre the ureteroscopic lithotripsy procedure. In addition, the highest needs pre the procedure were: physical followed by educational, spiritual, psychological and then later social. Recommendations: Further research studies are needed to focus on assessment of the quality of life of such group of patients.
F. Abdeldayem, A., M. Khalil, B., M. Hegazy, S., & M. Yassin, M. (2017). An Intervention Program for I Developing Instructional Guidelines for Patients Undergoing Ureteroscopic Lithotrips. Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 8(4), 113-125. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2017.54572
MLA
Amina F. Abdeldayem; Basma M. Khalil; Soad M. Hegazy; Mohamed M. Yassin. "An Intervention Program for I Developing Instructional Guidelines for Patients Undergoing Ureteroscopic Lithotrips". Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 8, 4, 2017, 113-125. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2017.54572
HARVARD
F. Abdeldayem, A., M. Khalil, B., M. Hegazy, S., M. Yassin, M. (2017). 'An Intervention Program for I Developing Instructional Guidelines for Patients Undergoing Ureteroscopic Lithotrips', Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 8(4), pp. 113-125. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2017.54572
VANCOUVER
F. Abdeldayem, A., M. Khalil, B., M. Hegazy, S., M. Yassin, M. An Intervention Program for I Developing Instructional Guidelines for Patients Undergoing Ureteroscopic Lithotrips. Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2017; 8(4): 113-125. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2017.54572