Download This PaperA Comparative Study to Assess the Knowledge Regarding Stroke, Its Risk Factors and Prevention Among Cardiac Patients With and Without Stroke Attending CN Center AIIMS New Delhi
GFNPSS Global Nursing Journal of India, Volume 2, Issue III, September-December 2019
3 Pages Posted: 28 May 2020
Date Written: December 18, 2019
Abstract
Introduction: Stroke is the second commonest cause of death after coronary heart disease. Prevention is the primary treatment approach aimed at reducing the morbidity and mortality related to stroke, and adequate treatment, control of risk factors, and lifestyle changes can prevent up to 50% of strokes.
Objectives: To assess the knowledge regarding stroke, its risk factors and prevention, to compare the knowledge regarding stroke among cardiac patients with stroke and without stroke and to find the association of their knowledge with selected variable
Material and methods: Quantitative descriptive, comparative cross sectional survey was conducted on the cardiac patients with and without stroke in department of neurology and cardiology, AIIMS. The total sample size was 220. Data were analyzed at a statistical significance level of p <0.05.
Result: Among both the groups, significant statistical difference was found in terms of residence of area (p=0.02), occupation (p=0.05), habits (p=0.01), patient history of illness (HTN) (P=0.001), CAD (0.01) RHD (0.01) There was a significant difference between total knowledge scores in both groups, with cardiac patients with stroke having more knowledge than the cardiac patients without stroke. Mean difference was 3.51. This was statistically significant (p-0.01) at 0.05 level of significant.
Conclusion: Knowledge regarding stroke, its risk factor and prevention was significantly higher in cardiac patients with stroke as compared to cardiac patients without stroke. There is an intent need to educate the cardiac patients at risk for stroke regarding risk factors and prevention as patients with diseases like hypertension and RHD form a sizable population of stroke patients. Education given to patients about various aspects of stroke and life style change will help them to reduce the risk or co-morbidity of stroke.
Keywords: Assess, Knowledge, Stroke
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