Background: Chronic gastritis is a global health issue that is frequently associated with a variety of
complications and is a highly prevalent digestive tract disease that affects individuals of all ages
worldwide. Chronic gastritis education is beneficial for patients, as it provides them with additional
information to enhance their quality of life and self-efficacy. Aim of the study: To assess the effect
of educational Intervention on self-efficacy and quality of life among patients with chronic gastritis
Design: A Quasi experimental design was used for conducting the study. Setting: The research was
conducted in the medical department and medical outpatient clinic at Benha University Hospital,
Egypt. Subjects: A purposive subjects of 112 adult chronic gastritis patients divided to 2 equal
groups: Intervention group (56 patients) and control group (56 patients) were selected according to
inclusion criteria. Tools: Three tools were utilized for data collection 1) A structured interviewing
questionnaire 2) self-efficacy Scale and 3) Quality of Life Scale. Results of this research showed
that knowledge, self-efficacy and Quality of Life not significantly different among intervention and
control groups pre intervention, while were statistically and significantly different post educational
intervention. Conclusion: Implementing the educational intervention had a positive and better
effect on patients with chronic gastritis evidenced by increased knowledge score, and improved self
efficacy and quality of life mean scores among intervention groups than in control group.
Recommendations: Enhance health education program regarding self-care for patients with chronic
and dietary education. Replication of the current study on a large representative sample to achieve
generalization of the results. |
