Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

Hadeer Salah Eldin Abd Elsamea ¹, Hanan Ahmed Al Sebaee ¹, Heba Ahmed Mohammed ¹

Affiliations
1 Medical Surgical Nursing, Cairo University, EG

Abstract

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory and autoimmune disease, estimates about 2.5 million people around the world had MS. Furthermore, scanty studies were carried out to document nursing diagnoses among Egyptian patients suffering from MS. The aim of the current study was to establish the actual nursing diagnoses profile for patients with MS applying Maslow’s model as assessed by (I) personal information and medical background tool, (II) physical examination tool based on Maslow’s model, and (III) Multiple Sclerosis Nursing Diagnoses Profile (MSNDP) that developed by the investigators. Non experimental design was utilized in this study. A convenient sample of 100 adult male and female patients with MS was involved. The current study findings revealed that 29 actual nursing diagnoses for patients with MS based on Maslow’s hierarchy were established. The most common actual nursing diagnoses were imbalanced nutrition, activity intolerance and anxiety. Therefore, it is recommended to replicate the study using large sample from different geographical areas in Egypt to obtain more generalized data.

Keywords

Multiple Sclerosis, Nursing Diagnosis, Maslow’s Hierarchy.

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Enas Mahmoud El Sayed ¹, Hanan Ahmed Al Sebaee ², Heba Ahmed Mohammed ³, Zeinab Osman Nawito ⁴

Affiliations
1 Clinical instructor, Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, EG
2 Professor, Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, EG
3 Assistant Professor, Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, EG
4 Professor of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, EG

Abstract

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a progressive chronic joint disease with global relevance with up to 250 million people being affected from knee OA worldwide. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Lavender oil massage on pain among patients with knee osteoarthritis. A convenient sample of 60 adult male and female patients who admitted to Rheumatology and Rehabilitation unit affiliated to Cairo University hospital in Egypt with confirmed diagnosis of knee OA divided into experimental (study) and control group. A quasi-experimental Time Series pre-post test non equivilant interrupted control design was utilized in the current study. Data was collected using Personal and Medical Background Information Form, Pain Numerical Rating Scaleand Lequesne Algo Functional Index of Severity. The study findings revealed that there were significant statistical differences of pain intensity score and OA severity between study and control group after application of lavender oil massage.

Conclusion: Lavender oil massage was proved in this study to be effective on pain and OA severity among patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Keywords

Lavender Oil Massage, Pain, Patients with Osteoarthritis.

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