Effect of health education in hospitalized patients with acute cerebral infarction
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-8925.2008.10.022
- VernacularTitle:两种形式健康教育对住院脑梗死患者的疗效分析
- Author:
Wei-Liang LUO
1
;
Wu LIU
;
Ju-Ying LIU
;
Bi-Fang LE
;
Li-Zhi WANG
Author Information
1. 广东省惠州市中心人民医院
- Keywords:
Cerebral infarction;
Health education
- From:
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine
2008;7(10):1057-1059
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To assess the effect of health education delivered in different mannersfor hospitalized patients with acute cerebral infarction (ACI). Methods The hospitalized ACI patientsadmitted in our department in 2006 were divided randomly into two groups. In one group, the patientsreceived a booklet on stroke in addition to oral health education (group A), and in the other, only has oraleducation was administered (group B). Questionnaires were issued before, immediately and 7 days afterthe education to survey their basic knowledge of stroke and compliance to medication. ResultsAltogether 612 patients were involved in the study, and the two groups showed no significant differencesin gender, age and educational level. In the test of stroke knowledge, the correct rate of the answersincreased significantly after the health education in both groups (P<0.001), without significant differencesbetween the two groups. The correct rate of group A was significantly higher than that of group B 7 daysafter the education (P<0.001). Compared with group B, the patients in group A showed better complianceto medication 6 months after the education. Conclusion Combination of written and oral healtheducation may achieve better compliance to the medical advices in patients with ACI.
