Background: Quality of life (QOL) for patients after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is affected by Factors such as psychosocial, demographic factors and patients' related characteristics. Aim: This study aimed to assess quality of life for patients after coronary artery bypass grafting. Subjects and Method: A descriptive research design was utilized. Convenient sample of CABG patients (100) at outpatient clinics at both universal health insurance hospitals (Al-Salam and Al-Nasr) and private hospital (Ataa) at Port Said City. Tools: Tool I: It included three parts, part 1: Sociodemographic characteristics, part 2: Medical and surgical history, part 3: Short form survey 36 questions (SF-36) to assess quality of life. Results: This study showed that 74% of the patients had poor quality of life. Conclusion: It can conclude that about three-quarter of the studied patients had poor QOL, most affected domains are general health domain followed by social functioning domain then physical functioning domain and vitality.There was statistically significant relation between patients' QOL and their sex, educational level, work, marital status, income, floor number and presence of elevator. Also, there was statistically significant relation between patients' QOL and presence of diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, smoking, first time surgery and body mass index. Recommendation:The study recommended the event of cardiac rehabilitation program for patients.

Background: Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) are chronic wounds that impose a substantial economic burden on world health care system and significant morbidity. venous leg ulcer patients' require special care for their wounds to promote healing and improving quality of their life. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of an educational program regarding care of wound healing for venous leg ulcer patients'. Subjects and Method: Design: A quasi-experimental research design was used in the current study. Setting: The study was conducted in general surgical units and outpatient clinic at El-Mansoura university hospital, Egypt. Subjects: A purposive sample included 50 patients with venous leg ulcer. Tools: Two tools were used for data collection; Sociodemographic data assessment tool and Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment tool. Data was collected from patients two times; one time before implementing the wound care program, and a second time after 12 weeks of its implementation Results: It revealed a statistically significant improvement in patients' wound healing after implementing educational program regarding venous leg ulcer care with (P-value = < 0.001) Conclusion: the study concluded presence of an improvement in patients' wound healing after implementing educational program. Recommendations: Conducting continues workshops for health care providers about traditional and new trends of dressing and wound care of venous leg ulcer.It is recommend conducting comparative study of effectiveness of different types of wound dressing on venous leg ulcer healing.

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) has been ranked to be one of the top ten causes of global mortality worldwide. The concept of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) might be of a multi-dimensional nature, it includes psychological, physical and social aspects. The effectiveness of medical interventions is influenced by adherence. Aim: This study aims to assess the correlation between health related quality of life (HRQOL) and medication adherence for Patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Subjects and Method: A design based on descriptive correlational research was utilized. Convenient sample of pulmonary tuberculosis patients (56) at Almasaha Albahary at Port Said City and Chest Hospital at Damietta City. Three structured interviews were utilized to gather the required data. Data collection tools: Tool I: structured interviewing questionnaire, Tool II: Health Related Quality of life for patients with chronic illness, Tool III: Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8). Results: this study showed that 67.9% of the subjects were high psychological domain of health related quality of life and moreover, 75% of them were highly adhered to medications. Conclusion: it can conclude that three fifth of the studied patients had high QOL and three quarters of the patients had high adherence to medication. This study showed that there was statistically positive correlation between HRQOL domains (Physical, psychological, social) of HRQOL and drug adherence. Recommendation: the study recommended the event of program for patients with TB to enhance the patients' knowledge, care management and modify their wrong beliefs associated with TB.