Context: The obesity prevalence is rising in developed countries. Surgery is one of the availabletreatment methods. Among the surgical options, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) isacommon surgical intervention. Aim: To evaluate the effect of implementing nursing care standardon compliance and lifestyle behavior for patients' undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Research design: A quasi-experimental (pre/post) design was employed in two settings (General
surgery department and the surgical outpatient clinic) of University Hospital in Benha. Thirtynurseswere conveniently recruited from both genders who provided direct care for LSGpatients andapurposive sample of 72 patients from the same settings within a period of seven months werealsorecruited in this study. Tools: (I) a structured questionnaire for nurses that asked about personal
information and knowledge of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy management; (II) an observational
performance checklist for nurses' practice; and (III) interviewing questionnaire for patients' assessments. Results: The overall knowledge and practice scores of nurses showed a significant
improvement following the implementation of nursing care standards. Additionally, patientsdemonstrated a statistically significant increase in compliance and adoption of health-promotinglifestyle behaviors three months after the standards were introduced, reflecting a substantial
improvement. Furthermore, assessments conducted one month, and three months postimplementation revealed positive statistically significant correlations between nurses' knowledgeand nurses’ practices and the patients' compliance and health-promoting behaviors (P |
