Nurse-Led Educational Intervention on Health Literacy and Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of study is to determine the effect of nurse led educational intervention on health literacy and fatigue among multiple sclerosis patients in Lahore General Hospital, Lahore

Study Design: One-group pre-post quasi-experimental study.

Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at Lahore General Hospital Lahore from Marc 2024 to October 2024.

Methodology: This study employed a one-group pre-post quasi-experimental design on a sample of 100 MS patients, using purposive sampling. The research included three phases: a pre-intervention phase for baseline data collection, an intervention phase consisting of 16 educational sessions aimed at improving health literacy, fatigue management, and a post-intervention phase to reassess the same variables. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 25

Results: The result of study showed that participants were primarily young adults (45% aged 18-30) and evenly split by gender (50% male, 50% female). The majority were unmarried (78%) and illiterate (49%). Post-intervention results showed significant improvements in health literacy (from median 29 to 57, p < 0.001), and fatigue levels (from median 55 to 31, p < 0.001). Notably, while age and education did not significantly impact health literacy post-intervention, marital status did show that unmarried participants had improved outcomes.

Conclusion: The study concluded that education intervention significantly improved health literacy and fatigue level of multiple sclerosis patients. Future researchers should focus on long term intervention and its long-term effects.