EFFECT OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING PREVENTION OF STROKE AMONG PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION

Cibil L
Page No.18-21

Stroke is one of the leading cause of death and long term disability and also a leading public health problem. The study focus on the effect of structured teaching programme regarding prevention of stroke among patients with hypertension. Objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge regarding prevention of stroke among patients with hypertension, assess the effect of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding the prevention of stroke among patients with hypertension, find out the association between level of knowledge of patients with hypertension regarding prevention of stroke and selected demographic variables. The research design adopted for this study was quasi experimental pre test post test control group design. The sampling technique used in the study was convenience sampling. 80 patients having hypertension, out of which 40 in experimental group and 40 in control group were selected for the study. Samples in the experimental and control group were selected from Kallankuzhi village, Kanyakumari district. The tool used for the study is questionnaire to collect the data regarding knowledge of patients with hypertension. Initially pre test was done for both the groups. Structured teaching programme was given for 40 samples in experimental group for 30 minutes. Again, after two weeks post test was done for both groups. The study findings revealed that majority of the patients that is 61.25% had poor knowledge and 38.75% of the patients had average knowledge regarding prevention of stroke in. Whereas, 32.5% of the patients had poor knowledge, 27.5% of the patient had average knowledge and 40% of the patient had good knowledge after the implementation of structured teaching programme. Structured teaching programme given to the patients with hypertension significantly increased the knowledge (P<0.01) and there was significant association between knowledge and education, number of years after diagnosis of hypertension among patient with hypertension. Practising nurses have favorable opportunities to educate the patients management and prevention of complications among patient at risk of developing stroke. Education plays a vital role in bringing changes in the health pattern and life style.

Keywords: Stroke, Hypertension.