The Effects of a Secondary Stroke Prevention Program on the Health Risk Indicators and Self-Care Compliance of Stroke Patients | Zendy

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The Effects of a Secondary Stroke Prevention Program on the Health Risk Indicators and Self-Care Compliance of Stroke Patients

Author(s) -

Ji Yeon Kim,

Yeon Kyung Na,

Hae Sook Hong

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of korean biological nursing science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2383-6423

pISSN - 2383-6415

DOI - 10.7586/jkbns.2016.18.2.69

Subject(s) - stroke (engine) , compliance (psychology) , secondary prevention , medicine , stroke risk , ischemic stroke , psychology , engineering , mechanical engineering , social psychology , ischemia

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effects of a secondary stroke prevention education program on the health risk indicators and self-care compliance of stroke patients. Methods: A non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used to select the participants. Subjects were 54 stroke patients (27 in the experimental group and 27 in the control group) hospitalized in a K university hospital in D city, Korea. Health risk indicators and self-care compliance were measured both for a baseline, as well as after intervention. The data was analyzed using a chi-square test, paired t-test and ANCOVA. Results: There were significant differences in systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, fasting blood sugar, weight and self-care compliance. Conclusion: The results of the study indicate that an educational secondary stroke prevention program is effective for health risk indicators and self-care compliance of patients. Therefore it can be used as an effective nursing intervention in clinical practice.

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