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Effectiveness of an educational program about lifestyle habits on patients' knowledge with gastroesophageal reflux
Bashar R Mohammed Ali1, Hussein H Atiyah1
1Department of Adult Nursing, University of Baghdad, College of Nursing, Iraq.
Background:
To assess patients' knowledge about lifestyle habits with GERD and to evaluate patients' knowledge about lifestyle habits with GERD, in addition, to determining the effectiveness of the educational program on patients' knowledge about lifestyle habits with GERD. Also, to find out the relationship between patients' knowledge and their socio-demographic and clinical data.
Materials And Methods:
Quasi-experimental design was implemented in the present study are assigned randomly into two groups (study and control groups) by using pre- and post-test procedures for both groups to determine the effectiveness of an educational program. A non-probability (purposive sample) technique selected 64 patients included in the present study.
Results:
The findings of the present study indicate that the overall patients' knowledge about lifestyle habits after educational program application was good in the study group, while in the control group was fair at the post-test.
Conclusion:
The study concludes that a positive effect of the educational program on the patients' knowledge regarding lifestyle habits after GERD, and as this effect is proven.
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