Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is one of the chronic and progressive diseases that have complex health problems, which affect the quality of life. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of self-care management program on quality of life among Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome patients. Research design: Quasi-experimental research design was used in this study. Setting: This study was conducted at AIDS Outpatient Clinic in Fever Hospital at Benha City. Sample: Simple random sample of 25 % of attended AIDS patients in last year (2018-2019), the total sample was included (100) patients. Tools: Two tools were used. Tool I): A structured interviewing questionnaire which consisted of three parts a) socio-demographic characteristics, b) AIDS patients` knowledge and c) AIDS patients` self-care reported practices. Tool II): Scale to measure quality of life among AIDS patients. Results; 64% of AIDS patients were males, 39 % of them their aged 35 years or more with mean age was 41.73±11.90, 51% of patients had AIDS for 5years or more and 57% of them during symptomatic stage. 67% the studied AIDS patients had poor knowledge regarding AIDS before program compared with 11% post program. 29% of the studied AIDS patients had satisfactory self-care reported practices before program, which increased to 79% during the post program. 39% of the AIDS patients had poor total scores of quality of life preprogram, which decreased to 16% post program. There were positive statistically significant correlations between AIDS patients` total knowledge scores and AIDS patients ` total self-care reported practices scores, and AIDS patients ` total quality of life scores post program. This study concluded that: Self-care management program succeeded to improve knowledge; self-care reported practices and quality of life among AIDS patients. The study recommended that: Continuous self-care management program for AIDS patients to increase their knowledge, self-care practices and improve their quality of life. |
