The effectiveness of the holistic nursing care model for enhancing quality of life among persons with epilepsy

Authors

  • เฉลิมขวัญ พวงสวัสดิ์

Keywords:

holistic nursing care model, health promotion, quality of life, persons with epilepsy

Abstract

The Quasi experimental research aimed to study the effectiveness of the holistic nursing care model for enhancing quality of life among persons with epilepsy at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital.  The experimental group received the holistic nursing care model in the first week and followed at the 12th week, using the holistic nursing care model, lesson plan for group discussion, handbook for enhancing quality of life. Data were collected by using a health promotion behaviors and a quality of life questionnaire. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistic and t-test. The results revealed that the experimental group had a significant higher health promotion behaviors score and quality of life score than the control group and significant higher than pretest score. However, the frequency of seizures was not significantly different between the two groups, both before and after the experiment. 

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2019-07-01

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พวงสวัสดิ์ เ. The effectiveness of the holistic nursing care model for enhancing quality of life among persons with epilepsy. JNSH [Internet]. 2019 Jul. 1 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];42(2):96-105. Available from: https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/nah/article/view/158699