Development of Nursing care guidelines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients at Donjan Hospital, Kalasin Province.

Abstract

     This study was action research aimed to study the situation, problems, guidelines and development of nursing guidelines for care COPD patients. Sample group is a multidisciplinary COPD team of 42 person and patients with COPD 125 person. Research was conducted from October 1, 2023 to October 31, 2024. Research tools were general information questionnaire, COPD care skills assessment form, COPD quality of life assessment form, and satisfaction assessment form. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and inferential statistics in the pre- and post-test using the pared t-test.
     The results of the study found that after the development of the guidelines, the skills in caring for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were at a high level, with an average score of 4.42. The quality of life of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was at a high level, with an average score of 4.20. The satisfaction level increased to a high level, with an average score of 4.62. The satisfaction level improved significantly at a statistical level of .05 (t =12.30, 11.96, 12.43). Conclusion and discussion of the results of caring for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease should promote self-care skills in patients by integrating with the multidisciplinary team and additional networks with government and private organizations and people in the community continuously in order to achieve success.