A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Educational Intervention on Knowledge regarding Self Care Practices among Adult Asthmatics in selected hospital at Ahmedabad
Solanki Hemangini, Suneesh P.M, Jeenath Justin doss. K
Shri Anand Institute of Nursing, Opp. Ghanteshwar Park, B/h Sainik Society,
Jamnagar Road, Rajkot - 360006.
*Corresponding Author E-mail: hemusolanki611@gmail.com
ABSTRACT:
Bronchial asthma remains a most common human and economic burden, despite recent challenge in detecting the optimal management of asthma and renewed efforts from guidelines developers to help physicians integrate the recommendations in to current care. More than 300 million persons all over the world are affected by bronchial asthma, with mortality about 250,000 annually. The objectives of the study were to assess the level of knowledge regarding self care practices among adult asthmatics. b) To evaluate the effectiveness of educational intervention on knowledge regarding self care practices among adult asthmatics. c) To find out the association between selected demographic variables and Pre test level of knowledge regarding self care practices among adult asthmatics. The research approach selected for the study was quantitative research approach and pre-experimental research – one group pre-test post-test design. The study was conducted at selected hospital at Ahmadabad. Total 30 samples were selected from patients attending OPD & admitted in wards. Patients who are willing to participate in the study. Patients who are present at the time of data collection. Age of patient between 20-60 years. A formal prior permission was obtained from the Hospital, at Ahmadabad. The study was conducted for a period of a week 30 samples were selected based on the criteria for sample selection. The collected data were analyzed by using inferential statistical method. t- test was used to evaluate the effectiveness of A. Findings related to demographic variables of the study.1. The majority of 18(60%) sample’s age is between 50-60years. The majority of 21 (70%) the sample’s sex were male. The majority of 14 (47%) the sample’s education status is secondary. The majority of 21 (70%) samples are belongs from middle class. The majority of 23(90%) samples are not having past surgical history. The majority of 24(80 %) samples are having no family history. The majority of 23(76%) samples are having no previous hospitalization. significant p<0.05 level. Hence their findings of the study revealed that the Structured Teaching Programme was effective in knowledge regarding adult asthmatics
KEYWORDS: Assess, Effectiveness, Knowledge, Self Care, Asthmatics.
INTRODUCTION:
Asthma is a Greek word which means breathless or to health with open mouth. Global strategy for asthma management and prevention guidelines defines asthma as a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airway associated with increased airway hyper responsiveness, recurrent episodes of wheezing, breathlessness and chest tightness. Asthma is a disease that involves inflammation of the lung and restricts airflow in and out of the lungs making it hard to breathe the word asthma comes from Greek word.1 Asthma affects an estimated 300million individual world wide is ability adjusted life years are lo stand 2,50,000 asthma deaths are reported worldwide. Approximately 5,00,000 annual hospitalizations (34.6% inindividuals aged 18years or younger) are due to asthma. The cost of illness related to asthma is around 6.2 billion dollars. Each year on estimated 1.81 million people (47.8%) in individuals aged 18 years or younger) require treatment in the emergency department.2,3
NEED FOR THE STUDY:
Asthma is one of the world’s most common long term diseases. The asthma is estimated to affect 300million people worldwide, a number that could increase by a further 100million by 2025 over the prevalence of asthma is predicted to increase rapidly the coming year. The increase is likely to be particularly dramatic in India, which is projected to become the world ‟s most population nation by 2050. In absolute 2% increase in the prevalence of asthma has increased markedly in recent years, with up three fold increases seen among people in southern Asia over last two decades about 10 out of every 100 people in India have asthma(world asthma day report 2008).4
OBJECTIVES:
· To assess the level of knowledge regarding self care practices among adult asthmatics.
· To evaluate the effectiveness of educational intervention on knowledge regarding self care practices among adult asthmatics.
· To find out the association between selected demographic variables and Pre test level of knowledge regarding self care practices among adult asthmatics.
HYPOTHESES:
H1: The mean post test knowledge scores of patients receiving PTP will be significantly higher than the mean pretest knowledge scores.
H2: There will be significant the association between selected demographic variables and Pre test level of knowledge regarding self care practices among adult asthmatics..
MATERIAL AND METHODOLOGY:
Research approach:
Quantitative research approach
Research design:
Pre- experimental, one group pre-test post-test design.
Setting:
The study was conducted in selected Hospital at Ahmadabad.
Population:
Target population:
Patients admitted in selected hospital.
Sample:
Sampling technique:
Data analysis plan:
The collected data was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics.
RESULTS:
Major study findings include
A. Findings related to demographic variables of the study:
1. The majority of 18(60%) sample’s age is between 50-60years
2. The majority of 21(70%) the sample’s sex were male.
3. The majority of 14(47%) the sample’s education status is secondary.
4. The majority of 21(70%) samples are belongs from middle class.
5. The majority of 23(90%) samples are not having past surgical history.
6. The majority of 24(80%) samples are having no family history.
7. The majority of 23(76%) samples are having no previous hospitalization.
B. Finding related to Effectiveness of Educational intervention on Knowledge regarding self care practices among adult asthmatics:
With regard to effectiveness of educational intervention on Knowledge regarding self care practices among adult asthmatic, mean post test knowledge score is significantly higher than the mean pre test knowledge score. The calculated ‘t’ value (t = 8.78) is greater than the tabled ‘t’(p=2.04). Therefore, the research hypothesis H1 is accepted.
C. Findings related to association between demographic variables and pre test level of knowledge regarding self care practices:
With regard to association between the level of knowledge with the demographic variable such as socio-economic status, previous hospitalization and family history has obtained ᵪ2value above the level of tabulated value at the level of 0.05. Thus, show significant association. Other demographic variables such as age, gender, educational status, past surgical history, has obtained ᵪ2 value below the level of tabulated value at the level of 0.05. Thus, hypothesis H2 is accepted. So, it is inferred that there is significant association between demographic variables and pre test level of Knowledge score.
CONCLUSION:
The main conclusion from this present study is that most of the patients had inadequate and moderate level of knowledge in pre test and they improved to moderate and adequate level of knowledge in post test. This shows the imperative need to understand the purpose of the study regarding improving the Knowledge regarding self care practices among adult asthmatics.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
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4. Disease (online). Available from: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/disease
Received on 01.03.2024 Modified on 18.03.2024
Accepted on 02.04.2024 ©A&V Publications All right reserved
A and V Pub Int. J. of Nursing and Medical Res. 2024; 3(2):69-71.
DOI: 10.52711/ijnmr.2024.14