Impact of health instructions on improving knowledge and practices of haemophilia A adolescents: a single centre experience
Summary Introduction Nowadays, health education has been elevated to a higher standing in healthcare systems in managing chronic illness; yet, this approach has not received sufficient support in developing countries as these societies still tend to the traditional stage of ‘treatment after disease’...
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Published in | Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. e260 - e266 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
England
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
01.07.2014
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Introduction
Nowadays, health education has been elevated to a higher standing in healthcare systems in managing chronic illness; yet, this approach has not received sufficient support in developing countries as these societies still tend to the traditional stage of ‘treatment after disease’. Adolescence is a critical period and voyage into adulthood can be more challenging for haemophilia teens. For teens with haemophilia, learning to care for their own disorder is a giant step forward in asserting their independence and preparation for adult life.
Aim
We aimed to determine impact of health instructions on improving knowledge and practices of haemophilia A adolescents.
Methods
An interventional study was conducted on 50 haemophilia A adolescents at outpatient clinic of Pediatric Hematology Unit of Zagazig University Hospitals. Three tools were used. The first was a structured interview sheet to evaluate patients' knowledge. The second was a clinical checklist to evaluate patients' practices. The third was health instructions program. Tools were developed by the researchers based on a thorough review of related literature and a full understanding of the needs of haemophilic adolescents. Evaluation of health instructions success was based on comparing scores of tool I and tool II before health instructions (pretest) and after health instructions immediately (posttest) and after 2 months (follow‐up test).
Results
There was a significant improvement in knowledge and practices of haemophilia A adolescents in posttest and follow‐up test compared to pretest.
Conclusion
Health instructions have an impact on improving knowledge and practices of haemophilia A adolescents. |
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Bibliography: | ArticleID:HAE12431 ark:/67375/WNG-KG68X79C-G Table S1. Clinical checklist (1) for assessment of practices of haemophilia A adolescents.Table S2. The Health Instructions. istex:078D124877A4A81DEE8B6818401F11BD7E8974B3 ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 1351-8216 1365-2516 |
DOI: | 10.1111/hae.12431 |