Context: Nurse coaches play an essential role in efforts to assist people toward sustained health as the health-care
system shifts from a disease-focused and reactive system to one proactively focused on culturally sensitive
wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention.
Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the effect of coaching technique on nurses' performance in care of children
suffering from thalassemia major.
Methods: A quasi-experimental research design was used to conduct the study. Setting: This study carried out in
the inpatient Pediatric Medicine Departments at Benha University Hospital. Sample: A Purposive sample of (60)
nurses and children suffering from thalassemia recruited from the above-mentioned setting. They were recruited
regardless of their age, gender, qualifications, years of experience, and attendance of training courses. Tools of
data collection: Five tools were used; Tool (I): A structured interviewing questionnaire: It was designed by the
researchers after reviewing related literature and consisted of three parts: Part (1): Personal characteristics of
nurses'. Part (2): Personal characteristics of the children. Part (3): Nurses' knowledge questionnaire. It consisted
of two parts: A )The first part is concerned with the assessment of nurses' knowledge related to thalassemia. It
included assessment of definition, causes, manifestation, the side effect of medication, treatment of thalassemia, a
complication of blood transfusion, and treatment of complications of blood transfusion. B) Nurses' knowledge
related to coaching program as define of coaching, steps, define of nursing coaching, the difference between health
coaching and wellness coaching. Tool (II): Coaching practices rating scale, used by nurses as a self-assessment
tool to reflect on the extent to which his or her coaching practices. Tool (III): Coaching behavior scale to assessed
nurses coaching behaviors. Tool (IV): Observational checklists, it was developed by the researchers to assess
nurses' practices toward the care of children with thalassemia.
Results:was a highly statistically significant difference observed between the studied nurses' complete knowledge,
behavior, and practice and quality of life of children with thalassemia at pre, post, and follow up of coaching
technique application.
Conclusion:The study concluded that implementation of the nursing coaching technique is a highly effective
method to improve nurses' knowledge, attitude, and practicein the post and follow up of coaching application.
Recommendation: Generalization coaching training program for all nurses in the hospital to improve their
performance regarding the care of children with chronic disease. |
