Prof. Sabah Said Mohamed Mohamed :: Publications:

Background: Global climate change and air pollution have a significant impact on population health. Studies have concentrated on how the environment's air pollution and temperature affect the eyes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of an educational program on nurses' performance toward caring for ophthalmic patients affected by climate changes. Methods: The current study was carried out in the ophthalmology department at Benha University Hospital using a quasiexperimental research methodology. To accomplish the goal of this study, a convenience sample of all available nurses (n=40) working in ophthalamic department, The care of patients with eye disorders caused by climate change was addressed using two tools the nurses' practise observational checklist and the nurses' knowledge assessment questionnaire. Results: According to this study, 37.5% of the nurses who were studied had satisfactory levels of overall eye care procedure practises prior to the programme, which increased to 87.5% after its implementation, and 22.5% of them had satisfactory levels of overall knowledge prior to the programme. Additionally, there were substantial and positive statistical correlations (p values = (0.003* & 0.001**, respectively) between the total knowledge and total practise scores of the examined nurses before and after the educational programmeConclusion: It can be said that putting an educational programme into place considerably improved the way nurses handled patients with eye conditions. Additionally, there was a statistically significant correlation between the pre-program personal data and the nurses' knowledge and practise levels. The study proposed creating guidelines and ongoing inservice training programmes to assist ophthalmology nurses in updating, acquiring, and developing their knowledge and skills in regard to treating patients with eye conditions brought on by climatic changes. Analyse the impact that educational programmes for treating ophthalmic patients have on such patients' quality of life.