Effects of Fluid Therapy Education Program for Aged Stroke Patients.
10.7586/jkbns.2015.17.3.277
- Author:
Jee Sun LIM
1
;
Hyun Sook JO
Author Information
1. 2B Ward, Gyeonggi Province Siheung Hospital, Siheung, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Fluid therapy education program;
Urinary tract infections;
Dehydration;
Aged stroke patients
- MeSH:
Bacteriuria;
Dehydration;
Education*;
Fluid Therapy*;
Humans;
Korea;
Leukocytes;
Nursing;
Pyuria;
Stroke*;
Urea;
Urinary Tract Infections
- From:Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
2015;17(3):277-285
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was to verify the effects of a fluid therapy education program for aged stroke patients for preventing dehydration, pyuria and bacteriuria. METHODS: The study employed a non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design in quasi experimental basis. Subjects were 38 stroke patients (20 in the experimental group and 18 in the control group) older than 65, hospitalized in a senior care center in S city, Korea. RESULTS: The amount of daily average fluid intake, normal ratio of blood urea nitrogen-creatinine ratio, serum Na+ and urine white blood cells were increased significantly in the experimental group. Normal ratio of bacteriuria increased in the experimental group, but not significantly. CONCLUSION: The education program is considered to be an effective nursing intervention tool for preventing dehydration and urinary tract infections which related to the secondary wellness of aged stroke patients. However, longer term study is necessary for better quality of nursing and developing more specific education programs for aged stroke patients usually hospitalized for a long period of time.
