Effect of Applying an Educational Program on Knowledge and Self-Care Activities of Patients Undergoing Lumbar Discectomy

Abstract

Today, lumbar herniation discs, are a prevalent problem with a sign of lumbar and foot pain in society. Previous studies show that patient education and follow-ups are important, therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of applying an educational program for Patients Undergoing Lumbar Discectomy on Knowledge and Self-Care Activities.

Discharge Plan: It’s Effect on Low Back Pain Disability and Activities of Daily Living for Patients Undergoing Herniated Lumbar Disc Surgery

“…The current study reveals that, most of patients in the study group compared to, half of patients in the control group were independent post implementation of discharge plan concerning total ability to perform activities of daily living with mean ± S.D (17.93±1.7, 14.3±2.06 respectively). In the same line with Weheida etal (9) who reported that nearly three quarter of the study groups patients need assistance with activity of daily living preprogram while all the study group became independent post program implementation.…”

“…Through efficient education, nurses can significantly improve the standard of care provided to orthopedic patients (9) . Before or after lumbar surgery, the discharge plan usually consists of patient education and information, as well as a variety of exercises for mobility, stability, or motor control.…”

The challenges of nursing care for patients with lumbar discectomy: A qualitative study

“…Therefore, quality education for families and their close collaboration with healthcare providers in the process of care can increase treatment success and patient satisfaction (Bauer et al., 2009; Calabro et al., 2018; Rizk & Ali, 2021). Self‐care is also associated with lower risk of postoperative complications, faster return to normal life, and higher levels of personal and social functioning (Mohamed Weheida et al., 2022; Saha & Goktas, 2021).…”

“…Surgical techniques for lumbar disc disease treatment include micro‐discectomy, laminectomy, and artificial disc replacement (Glenn et al., 2011). Surgical treatment of lumbar disc disease can reduce pain and improve mobility but may be associated with different complications such as surgical site bleeding and infection, failed disc syndrome (Bombieri et al., 2022; Hinkle et al., 2022), urinary retention, paralytic ileus, anaesthesia‐related complications, and problems caused by prolonged postoperative immobility including venous thromboembolism (Mohamed Weheida et al., 2022). Severe postoperative pain may reduce patients' ability to move or perform their activities of daily living (Lewandrowski et al., 2021) and hence, they need help in doing their basic activities such as standing, sitting, walking, etc (Akkaya & Ayhan, 2023).…”

Assessment of Knowledge and Daily Living Activities for Patients Post Lumbar Laminectomy.

“…Epi info 7 was used to estimate the sample size using the following parameters: • Population size is 192 patients per year (According to the above-mentioned settings records in 2021). This tool was developed by the researcher after reviewing the relevant literature (8,12,18) . It was consisted of two parts:…”