Effects of health education on the mental health and life quality of people at high risk of stroke

VernacularTitle:健康教育对脑卒中高危人群心理健康以及生活质量的影响
Author: Lijun LUO ; Yulan GOU ; Jie YANG ; Hanyun YAO ; Minzhen LIU ; Xiaoguang CHEN ; Bingling ZHOU
Keywords: Health education; Stroke risk; Mental health; Life quality
From: Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2017;39(8):595-598
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To observe the effect of health education on the mental health and life quality of people at high risk of stroke.Methods Totally 3092 residents of Wuhan aged over 40 were screened for stroke risk.Of those,392 cases were assessed as at high risk of stroke and were chosen as the study's subjects.They were given a 1-year course of standard health education.Before and after the intervention,their diet,exercise,compliance with medication and smoking habits were recorded.They were also assessed using the self-rating depression scale (SDS),the self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) and the Spitzer quality of life index (QLI).Results Significant improvement in healthy behavior was observed after the intervention.The average SDS score and SAS score had decreased significantly,and the average QLI score was significantly higher than before the intervention.Conclusion Health education can improve the healthy behavior,mental state and life quality of people at high risk of stroke.