Title: Evaluation of effectiveness of education intervention oninpatients with coronary heartdisease
ABSTRACT
Objectives: TO investigate the CHD-related knowledge level of inPatients: to Probe the role of the education PamPhlets and the Personal edueation.
Methods: The study，which was used anquasi-exPerimental design，Was conducted at 2 Cardiovascular wards.From SePtember 2008 to January 2009，Purposive samples of 92 Patients were selected as the subjeets of the study.Instruments used for data eolleetion were composed of 2 Parts:DemograPhic Data Recording Form(DDRM)and the CHD-related Knowledge Scale.Data were collected before and after the Personal sPeeified edueation.DeseriPtive analysis，chi-square test，two-samPle t-test，analysis of variance(ANOVA)，Wilcoxon rank sum test，Paired t-test and rePeated measurement ANOVA were Perfomed using with the Statistieal Package for Social Seience(SPSS)13.0.
Results: 1 .The score of CHD-related knowledge was low in the inpatients with CHD, the average score was 0.60±0.17(Total score is 1).The average score of the secondary prevention knowledge is the highest among the 8 factors, which is 0.85±0.18,while the average score of the medication knowledge is the lowest, 0.20±0.20.
2. The patients' score of CHD-related knowledge increased significantly (from 0.60±0.17 to 0. 71±0. 14) after receiving the personal specified education and reading the pamphlets.
Conclusion: The personal specified education and the pamphlet can play an
important role in increasing the inpatients' health knowledge, particularly
the medication knowledge.It is better for the nurses to assess the patient's literacy and the CHD-related knowledge level before giving the health education, and to
deliver the health information personally.
KEY WORDS: CHD, health education
TYPE OF THESIS: Applied Research
