The Effect of Nursing Intervention on Meeting the Health Needs of the Blind School Children
Enas Mohamed Ebrahim Hassan;
Abstract
Blindness is a global public health problem. Thus, early development is delayed in all areas in blind children besides, far reaching psychosocial, educational and economic effects on the blind child, her/his family and the community.
It is estimated that there are 45 million blind individuals worldwide and another
135 million have severely impaired vision in both eyes. These figures are likely to double over the next 20 years unless decisive action is taken now.
On the other hand, blind children have the same needs for socialization, recreational activities and to be independent as regards to self care activities. So, they require additional training and encouragement to become independent, thus the school health nurse should be involved in helping blind children to achieve maximum functional ability, maintain their optimal health and adapt to life style changes within realistic and attainable goals.
Hence, the aim of the present study is to assess the health needs (physical, mental, social) of the blind school children and provide nursing intervention to meet identified needs.
The study was conducted in the two governmental schools of blind in Alexandria (El-Nour school for boys and El-Nour school for girls). All students enrolled in those two schools from primary till the end of the secondary level for the two academic years (2002 -
2003 and 2003/2004) were involved in the study. The total number of boys was 143 and
for girls was 153.
Tools of the study
Tool (1): Structured interview questionnaire this tool was designed and used to collect information about socio-demographic characteristic.
Tool (2): student's health record: were reviewed to collect the necessary data about their physical health.
Tool (3): The self-esteem inventory.
Tool (4): The scale is a modified version of the original Rutter scale, it consists of six brief statements concerning the child's behavior to which the teacher has to
check.
It is estimated that there are 45 million blind individuals worldwide and another
135 million have severely impaired vision in both eyes. These figures are likely to double over the next 20 years unless decisive action is taken now.
On the other hand, blind children have the same needs for socialization, recreational activities and to be independent as regards to self care activities. So, they require additional training and encouragement to become independent, thus the school health nurse should be involved in helping blind children to achieve maximum functional ability, maintain their optimal health and adapt to life style changes within realistic and attainable goals.
Hence, the aim of the present study is to assess the health needs (physical, mental, social) of the blind school children and provide nursing intervention to meet identified needs.
The study was conducted in the two governmental schools of blind in Alexandria (El-Nour school for boys and El-Nour school for girls). All students enrolled in those two schools from primary till the end of the secondary level for the two academic years (2002 -
2003 and 2003/2004) were involved in the study. The total number of boys was 143 and
for girls was 153.
Tools of the study
Tool (1): Structured interview questionnaire this tool was designed and used to collect information about socio-demographic characteristic.
Tool (2): student's health record: were reviewed to collect the necessary data about their physical health.
Tool (3): The self-esteem inventory.
Tool (4): The scale is a modified version of the original Rutter scale, it consists of six brief statements concerning the child's behavior to which the teacher has to
check.
Other data
| Title | The Effect of Nursing Intervention on Meeting the Health Needs of the Blind School Children | Other Titles | تأثير التدخلات التمريضية على تلبية الاحتياجات الصحية لطلبة مدارس المكفوفين | Authors | Enas Mohamed Ebrahim Hassan | Issue Date | 2006 |
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