Background: Global climate change and air pollution have a significant
impact on population health. Studies have concentrated on how the
environment's air pollution and temperature affect the eyes. The purpose
of this study was to evaluate the effect of an educational program on
nurses' performance toward caring for ophthalmic patients affected by
climate changes. Methods: The current study was carried out in the
ophthalmology department at Benha University Hospital using a quasiexperimental research methodology. To accomplish the goal of this study,
a convenience sample of all available nurses (n=40) working in
ophthalamic department, The care of patients with eye disorders caused
by climate change was addressed using two tools the nurses' practise
observational checklist and the nurses' knowledge assessment
questionnaire. Results: According to this study, 37.5% of the nurses who
were studied had satisfactory levels of overall eye care procedure
practises prior to the programme, which increased to 87.5% after its
implementation, and 22.5% of them had satisfactory levels of overall
knowledge prior to the programme. Additionally, there were substantial
and positive statistical correlations (p values = (0.003* & 0.001**,
respectively) between the total knowledge and total practise scores of the
examined nurses before and after the educational programmeConclusion:
It can be said that putting an educational programme into place
considerably improved the way nurses handled patients with eye
conditions. Additionally, there was a statistically significant correlation
between the pre-program personal data and the nurses' knowledge and
practise levels. The study proposed creating guidelines and ongoing inservice training programmes to assist ophthalmology nurses in updating,
acquiring, and developing their knowledge and skills in regard to treating
patients with eye conditions brought on by climatic changes. Analyse the
impact that educational programmes for treating ophthalmic patients have
on such patients' quality of life.
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