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KMID : 0367020110230060595
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Journal of Korean Academic of Adult Nursing
2011 Volume.23 No. 6 p.595 ~ p.604
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Effects of theNurse-led Discharge Education on Symptom Experience and Self-Care Compliance in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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Cho Eun-Hye
Hwang Seon-Young
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the effects of the nurse-led one-on-one discharge education on the levels of symptom experience and self-care compliance among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who had not previously participated in an education or respiratory rehabilitation program.
Methods: This study used a quasi-experimental pre-and post-test design with nonequivalent control group. Sixty seven hospitalized patients (34 for experimental and 33 for control groups) were recruited from in-patient units of a general hospital from August to November, 2010. The one-on-one education session of symptom management and daily self-care was administered to experimental group for 50 minutes along with a follow-up phone call. Self-administered questionnaire was administered at the pretest and at 1 month after discharge.
Results: The subjects were 67.43(±10.24)years old in average. The mean differences of symptom experience (t=3.39, p=.001) and self-care compliance (t=-38.13, p<.001) in the experimental group was significantly higher than those of the control group.
Conclusion: Nurse-led one-on-one discharge education was effective in reducing the level of symptom experience and enhancing self-care compliance at home within one month after discharge. Therefore, this form of one-on-one education provided by nurses might be applicable effectively for COPD patients who do not have access to respiratory rehabilitation programs.
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KEYWORD
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Symptoms, Patient compliance, Education
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