A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING THE PREVENTION OF CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT AMONG HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS IN SELECTED HOSPITALS AT JAIPUR

Author Name: 1. Mr. Rohit Jangir 2. Mr. Neeraj Verma

Volume/Issue: 02/09

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/03.2022-42215766/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. Nursing Lecturer, Sanskar Nursing College, Phalera, Jaipur, India
2. Nursing Lecturer, Banasthali Vidhyapeeth, Newai, Tonk, Jaipur, India

ABSTRACT

To assess the level of knowledge regarding prevention of cerebrovascular accidents among hypertensive patients in a selected hospital. To evaluate the effectiveness of structure teaching programme regarding prevention of cerebrovascular accidents among hypertensive patients in a selected hospital. To find out the association between the pre-test level of knowledge with their selected demographic variables. The study was based on Imogene Kings Goal Attainment Theory Evaluator approach was adopted for this study. pre- experimental one group pre-test post-test design was adopted for this Study. The study was conducted at ETERNAL Hospital at Jaipur. Sample Size: The Sample size was 60 hypertensive patients. The Nonprobability purposive sampling technique was used to select the samples. Data was collected from the hypertensive patients to assess the level knowledge by using semi-structured knowledge questionnaire before implementation of cerebrovascular accidents. Post test was conducted 1 week after administration of cerebrovascular accidents, the level of knowledge was assessed. The collected were tabulated and analysed by descriptive and inferential statistic. The result showed that, there was a significant difference between pre-test and post- test level knowledge regarding prevention of cerebrovascular accidents among hypertensive patients. The obtain t-value (8.30) was greater than the table value at 0.05 level of significant. This study concludes that structure teaching programme was effective in improving the level of knowledge regarding prevention of cerebrovascular accidents among hypertensive patients.

Key words: Effectiveness, Structured Teaching Programme (STP), Hypertensive patients, Cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), knowledge