Effectiveness of a health educational program on knowledge of patient with myocardial infarction

Other Title(s)

تقييم المعلومات للمرضى المصابين باحتشاء القلبية قبل و بعد تطبيق برنامج التثقيف الصحي

Joint Authors

Khidr, Sadiah Ahmad
Yunus, Yusuf Muhammad

Source

Duhok Medical Journal

Publisher

University of Duhok College of Medicine

Publication Date

2012-12-31

Country of Publication

Iraq

No. of Pages

8

Main Subjects

Pharmacy, Health & Medical Sciences

English Abstract

Background and objectives: Myocardial infarction is the death of myocardial tissue as a result of prolonged lack of blood and oxygen supply.

Knowledge about causes, risk factors and lifestyle, has impact on the life of patients.

The objective is to assess knowledge of myocardial patient before and after implementing of health educational program about heart attack (pre and post-test).

Methods: A quasi-experimental study was carried out through the application of pre-test and post-test, on patient with myocardial infarction at Hawler and Rizgary teaching hospitals in Erbil city.

The study sample consist of (303) patients.

The data collections were carried out from the period of the 1st of May 2008 to the 1st of May 2009.

Results: The highest percentage (30.36%) of the study samples their age between (60-69) years, more than half of the study samples were illiterate.

The majority (86.13%) of the study samples were not received any information about MI.

There were highly significant differences of patient’s knowledge in the pre and post-test.

As well as in relation between patient’s knowledge and their age, level of education and occupation between the pre and post-test.

Conclusion: The findings revealed that the health educational program has an effect on increasing the knowledge of the patients with myocardial infarction in the post-test.

Data Type

Conference Papers

Record ID

BIM-832328

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