การส่งเสริมคุณภาพชีวิต: กรณีศึกษาผู้ป่วยอัมพาตใบหน้า

ศรีสุนทรา เจิมวรพิพัฒน์; จินตนา รังษา

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ศรีสุนทรา เจิมวรพิพัฒน์
จินตนา รังษา

Keywords:

facial paralysis, quality of life, nurse role

Abstract

This article aimed to explain how to promote quality of life of the facial paralysis patients, impact of facial paralysis on patients’ quality of life including physical, psychological, social interaction, and environmental domains. Important impacts included disorders of facial muscles, mouth distortion resulting in disorder of speech, chewing, and swallowing. These impacts can cause anxiety, lack of confidence in communicating with others, reduce interaction with others to depression and social isolation. The article also presented basic knowledge of facial paralysis, etiology, risk factors, pathology, sign and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, complications, assessment of quality of life of the facial paralysis patients, and how to promote quality of life of the facial paralysis patients. A case study of facial paralysis was also illustrated as a guideline for nurses to provide health education and encourage the facial paralysis patients to follow self-rehabilitation protocol to eliminate complication and to enhance quality of life of the patients with facial paralysis.

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