Effects of a Care Support and Education Program on Self-Care Behaviors of Adolescents with Thalassemia at a hospital in Nakhon Phanom Province
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Objective: This research study aimed to investigate the effects of a care support and education program on self-care behaviors of adolescents with thalassemia. Methods: The participants consisted of 50 adolescents with thalassemia, selected by a purposive sampling method. They were divided into a control group and an experimental group (25 people per group). The experimental group received the care support and education program, which consisted of the following activities: 1) health education delivered via the LINE application and the health education guide, entitled “When I Have Thalassemia”
2) promotion of self-care behaviors through demonstrate and return demonstrations on selecting appropriate foods and 3) Providing follow-up inquiries and encouragement through telephone conversations and text messages via the LINE application. The control group received usual care. Data were collected using a self-care behavior questionnaire for adolescents with thalassemia, developed based on Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory (CVI = 0.90, α = 0.87), analyzed using independent t–test and paired t-test at significant level .05. Results: After participating in the program, adolescents with thalassemia in the experimental group had significantly higher mean self-care behaviors than at baseline (p < .001). 2) Adolescents with thalassemia in the experimental group had significantly higher mean self-care behaviors scores than those in the control group (p < .001). Conclusion: This care support and education program can serve as a guideline for promoting self-care among adolescents with thalassemia, enabling them to care for themselves more effectively.
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