Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of rehabilitation program on quality of life& coping Strategies among patients with knee osteoarthritis at Assiut University Hospital. Method: A quasi-experimental design study was used. Aconvenient sample included 50 patients with knee osteoarthritis 30 of them study group and were control group, who presented to the orthopedics outpatient clinic during 6 months. This study was performed at Assiut University Hospital. Tools of data collection included sociodemographic characteristics questionnaire, Coping strategies scale, quality of life scale for chronic disease . Result: The majority of studied and control groups were females with age group 45-65 years old. 62% of the studied group were illiterate , 70% of studied group and 60% of control group were complaining of this disease for more than 5 years. 22% of studied group had hypertension. More than half of the studied and control group were obese. There was statistically significant correlation between quality of life and affective orientation coping strategies among studied and control group before program. After program, there was statistically significant correlation between quality of life and affective orientation coping strategies. Conclusion: There was no statistically significant difference between studied and control group before program in relation to quality of life. However, there was statistically significant correlation between quality of life and affective orientation coping strategies among studied and control group. Recommendations: Nurses and other healthcare professionals can provide the treatment and prevention and make major contributions to the quality of life of people with knee osteoarthritis

Dysphagia is a very common and most frequently complaint among patients with stroke. Aim of the study: Assess effect of nursing intervention program on minimizing dysphagia for post stroke patients through: Designing nursing intervention program, implementing nursing intervention program and investigating the effect of nursing intervention program on minimizing dysphagia for post stroke patients. Subject and Methods: A quiz experimental research design was utilized in this study. The Sample was of 60 adult patients divided into (30) study and (30) control group. Setting The study was conducted in the neurology department, neurology out patients clinic and physiotherapy department at Assiut University Hospital. Tools of data collection: An interviewing questionnaire and the Gugging Swallowing Screen test. Result: the present study revealed that the highest percentage of studied sample was between the age 41-60 years and was male. Study group was showed a good improvement in swallowing ability after Implementing nursing intervention program. there were significance relation between swallowing ability and sex for both study and control group. Conclusion: it could be concluded that the implementing nursing intervention program improving swallowing ability for study group compared with the control group. Recommendations: Further research on a larger probability sample acquired from different geographical areas in Egypt for generalization.