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Abstract
High blood cholesterol level is one of the major controllable risk factors for developing coronary heart disease, heart attack and stroke. Aim of the study: this study was aiming to measure effect of nursing intervention program using epidemiological model for clients with high lipids level. Design: a quasi-experimental design was applied to achieve the aim of the study. Setting: study was carried out in Health Insurance Organization; Naser and Nasr city out patients clinics. Sample: composed from (100 individuals; 68 males, and 32 females), with high lipids profile chosen randomly according to certain criteria. Tools: data was collected through using three tools: first tool; structure interviewing questionnaire was developed to assess clients’ knowledge, practices, socio demographic characteristics; second tool; to assess clients’ BMI, and third tool; to assess clients’ medical history and laboratory investigations. Results: after applying nursing intervention the study showed that, improved knowledge level of the clients with high lipids, improved in behavioral habits of clients regarding nutritional habits, and physical activities. Changes in blood lipids level toward improvement from high levels to desirable normal and borderline high level. Conclusion: the study concluded to answered about research hypothesis in which clients’ knowledge improved post applying nursing intervention and there is highly significant correlation difference pre and post nursing intervention, clients’ behavioral habits related to nutrition and physical exercises improved, and there is highly significant correlation difference pre and post nursing intervention, also there is highly significant correlation difference of lipids level pre and post nursing intervention. Recommendations: study was recommended to encourage clients with high lipids level for making changes and modifications for their sedentary lifestyle to maintain lipids level about normal range and prevent any future complications by: changing behavioral habits, and to conduct further studies about effect of high lipids level on cognitive abilities of clients’ with hyperlipidemia, familial hypercholesterolemia, and geriatric clients.