Effects of Education on Knowledge and Practice of Caregivers of the Stroke Patient.
10.4040/jkan.2006.36.7.1175
- Author:
Jae Sun CHOI
1
;
Young Mi SEO
;
In Soo KWON
Author Information
1. Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article ; English Abstract ; Controlled Clinical Trial
- Keywords:
Education;
Knowledge and practice of caregiving;
Stroke patient;
Caregiver
- MeSH:
Adult;
Caregivers/*education;
Family;
Female;
*Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Models, Nursing;
Patient Education as Topic;
Program Evaluation;
Stroke/*therapy
- From:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2006;36(7):1175-1182
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of stroke patient care education on the knowledge and practice of caregivers of stroke patients. METHOD: Data was collected from December 15, 2004 to March 30, 2005. The research design was a non-equivalent control group non-synchronized design. The subjects were forty primary caregivers of stroke patients who were hospitalized in a neurology unit of a university hospital. Forty caregivers, twenty in the experimental group and twenty in the control group were assigned. The experimental group participated 2 times in an education class given by the researcher. Data analysis included -test, and t-test using the SPSS program. RESULT: Knowledge(t=5..87, p=o.oo) and practice(t=5.53, p=0.00) of the experimental group were significantly different from the control group. CONCLUSION: The stroke patient care education developed in this studyshows a significant promotion of knowledge and practice of caregivers. Thus this program can be recommanded as an intervention model for stroke patients and caregivers.