Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease represents an important public
health challenge and it's a major cause of chronic morbidity and mortality of the elderly
people throughout the world. The aim of this study was to evaluate home health care
intervention regarding quality of life for elderly patients with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease in Benha City. Research design: A quasi experimental design was
utilized in this study. Setting: This study was conducted in Outpatient Clinics of Chest
Hospital in Benha City. The sample: Purposive sample 100 elderly patients with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Tools: Three tools are used I): A structured
interviewing questionnaire which consists of four parts to assess A): Demographic
characteristics of the studied elderly patients, B): Medical history of the studied elderly
patients with COPD, C): Knowledge of the studied elderly patients regarding chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease D): Reported practices of the studied elderly patients
regarding COPD, II): Scale to measure quality of life of the studied elderly patients
with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, III): Observational checklist: A- was
used to observe practices of the studied elderly patients, B- was used to observe home of
the studied elderly patients. Results: 55% of the studied elderly patients had good
knowledge post intervention, 81% of the studied elderly patients were satisfactory
practices post intervention, 72% of the studied elderly patients had good total scores of
quality of life post intervention. Conclusion: The home health care intervention
succeeded to improve knowledge, practices and quality of life of the studied elderly
patients. Recommendations: Continuous home health care intervention for the elderly
patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to increase their knowledge and
improve their practices. |
