Quality of Life among Clients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Alaa Mohamed El-sayed;

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Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University
Abstract
Benign prostatic hyperplasia is non-cancerous enlargement or growth of the prostate gland. Benign prostatic hyperplasia is not usually life-threatening but symptoms can have a major effect on quality of life. The aim of this study was to assess quality of life among clients with benign prostatic hyperplasia. Research design: A descriptive analytical study was utilized. Setting: This study was conducted at three urological outpatients’ clinics at El Nil hospital for health insurance at shubra elkheima city. Sample: A purposeful sample of 240 clients with benign prostatic hyperplasia. Tools: Interviewing questionnaire for clients was used which included five parts :( I) Socio-demographic characteristics about clients. Part (II) past history about clients, part (III) knowledge assessment for client related to benign prostatic hyperplasia. Part (IV) Assess quality of life among clients. Part (V) Assess health needs and health problems of clients. Results: 78.3% of clients had unsatisfactory total knowledge regarding benign prostatic hyperplasia. 78.3% of clients were moderately affected related to their quality of life. 61.2% of clients were not achieved their total needs and 100% of clients had sleeping difficulties, dysuria and hesitancy. Conclusion: The study concluded that a highly statistical significance difference between knowledge of clients with benign prostatic hyperplasia and their socio demographic characteristics and a highly statistical significance difference between knowledge of clients with benign prostatic hyperplasia and their quality of life. Recommendations: the study recommended that; increase public and clients awareness throughout educational sessions, educational programs and campaigns about benign prostatic hyperplasia and further researches to study the different factors that increase the partners' burden and their complaints to find out the suitable solutions.


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Title Quality of Life among Clients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Other Titles جودة الحياة بين المرضي الذين يعانون من تضخم البروستاتا الحميد
Authors Alaa Mohamed El-sayed
Issue Date 2018

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