Quality Of Life Assessment For Preparatory School Students With Rheumatic Fever
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Rheumatic fever is a serious health problem, in Egypt; it is still affecting young children with 10% of cases having their first attack before 15 years of age. Aim of the current study was to assess quality of life for preparatory school students with rheumatic fever. Design A descriptive research design. Setting: This study was conducted at (15) preparatory schools in El Masara district in Helwan city. Tools: Three tools were used for data collection; Tool I: Structural interview questionnaire. Tool II: Anthropometric measurement. Tool III: Quality of life. Results of the present study revealed that the mean age of studied subjects was13.35±1.47years old. Also, 31.48% of studied subjects had arthritis only and 68.52% of them had arthritis and carditis. Additionally, 94.4% of the studied subjects had poor knowledge. As well as, the study showed that 72.2% of the studied subjects had moderate quality of life physical state. Regarding to their psychosocial state, 88.9% of them had high level of quality of life while 59.3% their academic achievement were moderately affected. Finally there was a statistical significant relation between crowding index and total quality of life of the studied subjects with arthritis at p value= (0.014). Conclusion: The majority of the studied subjects had poor knowledge about Rheumatic Fever which consequently moderately affect on their physical aspect of their quality of life as well as their academic achievement. Recommendations: Health educational program to students who had rheumatic fever, their families, school health nurse, and teachers about rheumatic fever, periodic follow up and compliance with treatment to improve their quality of life.
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Afaf Salah Abd El-Mohsen, Sahar Ahmed Shaafik, Mariam Mohammed Fouda
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