Effect of Designed Nursing Guidelines on Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Tympanoplasty

Ibrahime, Zeinab Sameir; Weshahy, Hussein Fareid; Ghanem, Hala Mohammed; Abdelmaged, Esmat Sayed

doi:10.21608/asnj.2021.64872.1141

Effect of Designed Nursing Guidelines on Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Tympanoplasty

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Nursing specialist in Assiut University Hospital, Egypt

² Professor of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt.

³ Assistant Professor of Medical -Surgical Nursing. Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt.

⁴ Assistant Professor of Medical- Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt

10.21608/asnj.2021.64872.1141

Abstract

Abstract Tympanoplasty is a surgical technique to repair a defect in the tympanic membrane with the placement of a graft. Aim: To evaluate the effect of the designed nursing guidelines on outcomes of patients undergoing tympanoplasty. Research design: Quasi-experimental research design. Setting: Otolaryngology department and Outpatient Clinics at Assiut University Hospital. Patients: Sixty adult patients undergoing tympanoplasty were distributed into two equal groups (study and control) 30 patients for each. Tools: Tool I: Patient Questionnaires Sheet, Tool II: Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adults (HHIA) Scale. Results: Study group patients showed highly statistically significant improvement in their level of knowledge as well as social and emotional responses of hearing handicap than the control group (P<0.01). Conclusion: the designed nursing guidelines for patients undergoing tympanoplasty had a significant effects on improvement of patients` knowledge as well as social and emotional responses of hearing handicap. Recommendations: Teaching materials about pre and postoperative and home instructions should be available in Otolaryngology for patients undergoing tympanoplasty.

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