Evaluation of the influence of Orem’s self-care model application on quality of life (QOL) of patients with hypothyroid goiter referred to health and therapeutic clinics in Yasouj city 2010
Journal Title: International Journal of Allied Medical Sciences and Clinical Research - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
Purpose This study was conducted to evaluate the influence of Orem’s self-care Model application on Quality of Life (QoL) of patients with hypothyroid goiter. Materials and methods In this case-control clinical trial, 70 patients including 9 males and 61 females with hypothyroid goiter referred to health and therapeutic clinics in Yasouj city were randomly divided into two groups: 35 patients in experimental group and 35 patients in control group. Data collection tools were demographic questionnaire, Orem cognition questionnaire, Short Form 36 questionnaire (SF-36) and self-care checklist. Experimental group received a self-care program consisted of eight 45 minutes training sessions according to self-care requirements. Patients’ life quality was assessed at baseline and three months following the intervention by using QoL measure (SF-36). The QoL was compared between two groups. Data were analyzed by using SPSS 18. Results At baseline, QoL was comparable between experimental group (43.28±17.26) and control (47.19±14.26). QoL in experimental group, generally and eight domains, significantly improved following intervention (P=0.001). However, control group showed no considerable difference in QoL along study time; (P=0.73). After intervention, QoL in experimental group (79.64±11.86) was significantly higher than that in control group (46.29±17.56); (P=0.001). Conclusion Applying self-care according to Orem’s Model could improve health-related QoL in patients with hypothyroid goiter.
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Azar Rahimi
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