Effect of Social-Media based Nursing Instructions on Knowledge, and Self-Health Monitoring for Patients Suspected with Covid-19 during Quarantine

Makbool, Fathya Rady; Mahmoud, Olfat Farouk; Gamal, Nagwa Mohamed; Rashed, Hebat Allah Allah Gamal; Ahmed, Ghada Hassan

doi:10.21608/asnj.2021.98739.1241

Effect of Social-Media based Nursing Instructions on Knowledge, and Self-Health Monitoring for Patients Suspected with Covid-19 during Quarantine

Document Type : Original Research

Authors

¹ Fellow of Medical -Surgical Nursing, Assiut University Hospital, Egypt

² Fellow of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Assiut University Hospital, Egypt.

³ Fellow of Community Health Nursing, Assiut University Hospitals, Egypt

⁴ Professor of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University Hospitals, Egypt.

⁵ Assistant Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt.

10.21608/asnj.2021.98739.1241

Abstract

Background: In the COVID-19 era, social media has a significant benefit in terms of rapid transmission of instructional content.
Background: In the COVID-19 era, social media has a significant benefit in terms of rapid transmission of instructional content. Aim: To evaluate the effect of social media-based nursing instructions on knowledge, and self-health monitoring for patients suspected with Covid-19 during quarantine. Setting: Screening unit of Main University Hospital, and Cardiology Hospital at Assiut University Hospitals. Patients: A total of ninety-three patients were chosen by purposive sampling technique. Design: Quasi (Pre–Post-test) experimental study. Tool: A structured interview-based questionnaire contained;Demographic profile, Quarantine patients’ knowledge assessment, & Daily quarantined patient's self-health monitoring. Results: The mean age was 40.86 years old, with the majority being females. There was a highly statistically significant difference between pre/post of total knowledge score regarding Covid-19 and quarantine measures (15.52 ± 6.79, 29.29 ± 2.21) respectively presented by P value equal (0.001**). Furthermore, there was a statistically significant difference between patients' educational level and their pre-total knowledge score with (P-Value = 0.002**). Conclusion: Social media-based nursing instructions could be a useful tool for enhancing knowledge and remote self-health monitoring for patients suspected with Covid-19 while they are at the quarantined period. Recommendations: More researches are needed to see how patients with Covid-19 could be satisfied with social media-based nursing guidance to improve their level of knowledge, as well as remote self-health monitoring.

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