Cervical disc herniation is a common disorder of the spine that can lead to neck and/or arm pain and
defects of daily living activities. Surgical treatment has been documented with favorable results in an abundant
number of cases. Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the effect of educational program for patients post herniated
cervical disk surgery on their knowledge and daily living activities. Design: A quasi-experimental research design
was utilized. Setting: The study was conducted in neurosurgery department at the Benha University Hospital,
Egypt. Sample: A purposive sample of 40 adult patients post herniated cervical disk surgery. Tools: three tools
were used for data collection;(Tool I): Patients’ knowledge assessment questionnaire to assess patients' knowledge
regarding post herniated cervical disk surgery, (Tool II): Barthel Index scale of Activities of Daily Living to assess
the patients' ability to perform activities of daily living and (Tool III): Visual Analogue Pain scale to assess severity
of pain for patients post herniated cervical disk surgery. Results: showed that there was marked improvement in
patients’ level of knowledge from 32.5% preprogram to 77.5% post program. Moreover, 40.0% of patients
complained of severe pain preprogram compared by none of them post program. Also, there was marked
improvement regarding Barthel index scale of activities of daily living from 45.0% completely dependent
preprogram to7.5% completely dependent post program implementation. Conclusion: Patients had marked
improvement in their level of knowledge post program implementation compared to preprogram. Statistically
significant differences were found between pre and post program implementation regarding all items of Barthel
index scale and pain severity. Also, there was statistically significant positive correlation between total knowledge
score and total barthel index scale post program implementation. Recommendations: Replication of the study on
larger probability sample to attain more generalization of results. Moreover, further research is needed to assess
the effects of preoperative education on surgical outcomes for patients with herniated cervical disk surgery. |
