Effects of health education on improving compliance of patients with transient ischemic attack treatment

VernacularTitle:应用健康教育提高短暂性脑缺血发作患者遵医行为的研究
Author: Jie MA ¹ ; Xiao-Yan DU ; Ling-Dan ZENG
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1. 华中科技大学同济医学院附属协和医院
Keywords: Transient Ischemic Attack; Health Education; Compliance
From: Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2010;16(8):918-920
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To study the effects of health education concerning transient ischemic attack (TIA) knowledge on improving compliance of patients and how it affect therapy. Methods Ninety patients with transient ischemic attack were divided into the experiment group (n = 45) and the control group (n =45) at random. The experiment group performed health education intervention including providing health education manual, carrying out the individual education, group education and random education while the control group wag given ordinary medical advice only. Results The knowledge about transient ischemic attack mastered by patients in two groups was different. T 和 experiment group was higher than the control group (P < 0. 05). TIA seizure frequency in the experiment group was lower than that in the control group (P <0. 05). Conclusions Health education can enhance disease-related knowledge and improve the compliance for patients with TIA, so as to prevent the recrudesce of TIA.