Effect of nursing leadership on health education in patients after stroke

VernacularTitle:护士领导力对脑卒中患者健康教育的影响
Author: Li-Hong WAN ¹ ; Xiao-Pei ZHANG ; Shi-Feng DENG ; Yue-You HUANG ; Cheng LIU ; Hui-Fiao PENG ; Wen-Jun YANG ; Ling-Ling GAO
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1. 中山大学
Keywords: Stroke; Nursing; Health education; Health knowledge; Health behavior; Nursingleadership
From: Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2010;16(1):11-15
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the effect of nursing leadership on health education in patients after stroke.Methods Inpatients after first stroke received health education provided by nurses.When the patients went back to out-patient department after discharge, 64 of them were selected as subjects.The Stroke Knowledge Questionnaire (SKQ) and Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile Ⅱ (HPLP Ⅱ) were used.Results Except "Spiritual Growth", the scores of SKQ and other subscales of HPLP Ⅱ were higher than those before stroke.But the standard score of SKQ after stoke was only (67.14±17.18).Conclusions Our health education can effectively enhance the health knowledge and behavior in patients after stroke, but it is not satisfied, it is important to enhance nurses' leadership to improve our health education.