A Descriptive Study to assess the knowledge regarding Transient Ischemic Attack among hypertensive patients

2021 ◽  
pp. 419-421
Author(s):  
Anjithamary Anjithamary ◽  
Aryakrishnan Aryakrishnan ◽  
Princy S. ◽  
Sreelaksmi Prakash ◽  
Resmi Ravindran
Keyword(s):  
Transient Ischemic Attack ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Poor Knowledge ◽  
Hypertensive Patients ◽  
Gender Education ◽  
Ischemic Attack

The study entitled “A descriptive study to assess the knowledge regarding transient ischemic attack among hypertensive patients in Bishop Benziger Hospital at Kollam”. The objectives of the study was to assess the knowledge regarding transient ischemic attack among hypertensive patients in Bishop Benziger Hospital at Kollam, to determine the association between knowledge regarding transient ischemic attack among hypertensive patients and selected demographic variables like age, gender, education, occupation, period of diagnosis. In this study, research approach was quantitative research Purposive sample was used. The sample size was 100. The investigator assessed the knowledge of hypertensive patients by using structured knowledge questionnaire regarding transient ischemic attack after taking consent from sample. The findings of the study have been discussed in relation to objectives and similar studies. In the present study 28% had very poor knowledge, 25% had poor knowledge, 30% had average knowledge, 15% had good knowledge and only 2% had very good knowledge regarding transient ischemic attack. Association was computed by chi square test. The present study shows significant association between knowledgeregarding transient ischemic attack among hypertensive patients with selected demographic variables such as age, gender, education and occupation (calculated value > tabulated value) at 0.05 level of significance.

scholarly journals EFFECTIVENESS OF NLEP ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING PREVENTION OF OBESITY AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN SELECTED SCHOOLS

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Venulata Saxena ◽  
Ms. Maddikera Chinnadevi chinnadevi
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Poor Knowledge ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Senior Secondary Schools ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

Many school-based interventions for obesity prevention have been proposed with positive changes in behaviour. The objective was to assess the effectiveness of a NLEP on prevention obesity among adolescents. Schools were randomized to intervention and control group. Methods and materials: Quantitative research approach with true experimental research design was used to find out the knowledge on prevention of obesity among school adolescents. The study was conducted among 200 adolescents studying 8th, 9th, 10 th 11th and 12th in selected senior secondary schools, Jalandhar, Punjab. Probability stratified sampling technique was used to select samples. Structured questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge of adolescents regarding prevention of obesity. Major findings: The overall analysis shows that poor knowledge was found in both experimental group 58% and control group 68% before the implementation of NLEP. In the experimental group, knowledge scores had improved after the implementation of NLEP, i.e., excellent knowledge is 36%, good knowledge is 47% and average knowledge was 17%. Further, in the control group, It was observed that in post-test 5% had very poor knowledge, 68% had poor knowledge, 20% was average knowledge and only 7% had good knowledge. From the findings it can be interpreted that NLEP improved the level of knowledge in the experimental group significantly than the control group. Pre-test knowledge of adolescents regarding prevention of obesity shows that, out of 100 experimental samples (75%) children had inadequate knowledge, 35(23.6%) children had moderate adequate knowledge and 2(1.4%) children had adequate knowledge. Conclusion: The results shown that, the nurse led educational package on prevention of obesity was improved the knowledge regarding prevention of obesity among the school adolescents.

Heart Rate as a Predictor of Stroke in High-risk, Hypertensive Patients with Previous Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (10) ◽  
pp. 2814-2818 ◽  
Author(s):  
Else Charlotte Sandset ◽  
Eivind Berge ◽  
Sverre E. Kjeldsen ◽  
Stevo Julius ◽  
Björn Holzhauer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Transient Ischemic Attack ◽  
Hypertensive Patients ◽  
Previous Stroke ◽  
Ischemic Attack

scholarly journals Pengetahuan Keluarga Tentang Skizofrenia Di Rumah Sakit Jiwa Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ildrem Medan

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-23
Author(s):  
Ayu Elvany Silaen ◽  
Roxsana Devi Tumanggor
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Frequency Distribution ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Medication Management ◽  
Healing Process ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Poor Knowledge ◽  
Research Instrument ◽  
The Government

Schizophrenia is one of mental illness diseases which can decrease individuals’ productivity. It becomes a burden for the government, community and the families. Family’s participation has important role in recovery process of patients with schizophrenia. In this term, it can be improved through health education program. The aim of this quantitative research was to describe the level of family’s knowledge with schizophrenia. The research used accidental sampling technique with 99 respondents. The research instrument was questionnaires on respondents’ characteristics and on family’s knowledge of schizophrenia. The data were presented with frequency distribution and percentage. The result of the research revealed that 57 respondents (57.6%) had good knowledge of schizophrenia, 42 respondents (42.4%) had moderate knowledge, and no respondent with poor knowledge. In the last few years, there was the increase in the number of relapse occurance among patients with schizophrenia. Therefore, the high percentage of moderate knowledge was not a real description for the disease. However, nurses were expected to be able to increase family’s knowledge by providing health education about schizophrenia. It includes, families understanding about the disease, signs and symptoms, medication management and the families’ role in the treatment of patients with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is one of mental disorder which can decrease human productivity. It becomes a problem for government, community, and families. Family has an important role in the patient's healing process with schizophrenia which can be improved by promoting health education programs. This study employed quantitative research which aimed to determine the level of family’s knowledge about schizophrenia in a sample of 99 respondents selected by using accidental sampling. The research instrument was questionnaires about respondents characteristics and family’s knowledge about schizophrenia. The data were presented in frequency distribution and percentages. The results of the study showed that 57 respondents (57.6%) demonstrated good knowledge, 42 respondents (42.4%) demonstrated moderate knowledge, and no respondent demonstrated poor knowledge. In the last few years, there was a sharp increase in the number of relapse occurance in patients with schizophrenia. The high percentage of moderate knowledge was not a real description for the disease. However, it is expected that nurses be able to increase family’s knowledge about schizophrenia, signs and symptoms, medication management and the family’s role in the treatment of patients with schizophrenia by providing health education.

scholarly journals Assess the attitude and perception regarding mental illness among the care givers of mentally ill patients

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 3078-3082
Author(s):  
Angelin Lavanya ◽  
Vishnu Priya
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Hospital Data ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Care Givers

Mental health is defined as a state of well being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stress of the life, can work productively and fruitfully and is able to make a contribution towards his or her own community. Mental illness refers to a condition of emotional and mental impairment that disturbs a person’s thinking, mood and ability that relate to others and daily functioning. The aim of the study was to assess the attitude and perception regarding mental illness among the care givers at saveetha medical college and hospital. A quantitative research approach was adopted with convenient sampling technique to select 100 care givers of mentally ill patients at saveetha medical college and hospital. Data was collected by using self - structured questionnaire technique. The data was organized and analyzed in term of descriptive statistics. Association between the level of attitude and the selected demographic variables were analyzed in which there is a significant association between the demographic variables such as education, residence and the type of care givers regarding mental illness. In related to on assessing the association between the level of perception and the selected demographic variables were analyzed in which there is a significant association between the gender, education, occupation, type of family and the type of care givers. This study has demonstrated that the care givers has a decreased level of attitude in relation to education, residence, type of care givers and decreased level of perception in related to gender, occupation, education, type of family and the type of care givers. The study concluded that the care givers have a low level of attitude and perception in related to mental illness.

scholarly journals ASSESSMENT OF AWARNESS, KNOWLEDGE AND RISK FACTORS OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AMONG DIABETES MELLITUS AND HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
K. Jesindha Beyatricks ◽  
Deepa shruthi G ◽  
Fizia Mohammadi ◽  
Feba Thomas ◽  
Omid Reza
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Poor Knowledge ◽  
Hypertensive Patients

A prospective cross sectional study on the awareness, knowledge and risk factors of CKD among Diabetic and Hypertensive patients was conducted in the outpatient and inpatient wards of a tertiary care hospital in Bengaluru. A total number of 100 patients were included in the study. The results indicated that, out of 100 patients, 38% was having knowledge and 62% were without knowledge. 43% were having positive attitude and 57% with a negative attitude. It was found that majority of the people were without knowledge, that is 62% and negative attitude 57%. The study revealed that among educated people, 55.55% was having poor knowledge and 44.44% was having good knowledge. Among uneducated people, 64.86 % was having poor knowledge and 35.13 % was having good knowledge. Among 100 participants, 43% has positive attitude and 57% has negative attitude.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Program on Knowledge Regarding Management of Leukaemia among Leukaemia Patients

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madhavi Madhukar Narayane ◽  
Savita Bansiram Pohekar
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Categorical Variables ◽  
P Value ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Teaching Program ◽  
Test Study ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

Introduction: Leukaemia is a blood cancer which affect the bone marrow. The cells of leukaemia or abnormal cells continue to grow and divide, resulting in the normal blood cells being crowded out. Thus, planned teaching on leukaemia management among patients with leukaemia would improve their health and mold them into a healthy quality of life. Aim: To determine the effectiveness of planned teaching program on management of leukaemia among leukaemia patients. Materials and Methods: The interventional one group pre-test and post-test study design with a Quantitative research approach was used. The present study was carried out in selected hospitals of Nagpur from January 2017 to March 2017. The sample size was 60. Validated pre-tested pre-designed structured questionnaires were used. Data collected were entered into the Microsoft Excel sheet. The statistical analysis was done using SPSS software. Frequencies and percentages were presented for categorical variables. Reliability analysis was done by the Guttman split-half coefficient and was found to be 0.90. Results: The pre-test findings show that 23 (38.33%) had a poor level of knowledge score, 31 (51.67%) had average knowledge and 06 (10%) of them had good knowledge and no one of them had found a very good level of knowledge. After planned teaching in the post-test, 12 (20%) had a good knowledge score and 48 (80%) had very good knowledge, showing an increase in the knowledge score, post-test. The Mean score value of the pre-test was 07.57 and the post-test was 21.13 (p-value is 0.001), Hence it indicates that planned teaching was effective. There was a significant association between knowledge scores of leukaemia patients with respect to education of leukaemia patients (p-value 0.014 i.e. <0.05) and area of residence (p-value 0.047 i.e. <0.05). Conclusion: The study showed that the leukaemia management education was successful in improving the awareness about management of leukaemia and thus helps them to understand the nature and management of the disease as well as to take the required measures to avoid complications.

A Descriptive Study to Assess the Mental Health Literacy among the Nursing Students (18-20 Years of) in the Selected College at Puducherry

2021 ◽  
pp. 383-384
Author(s):  
Suvitha S. ◽  
Rama E. ◽  
Raviranjan T. ◽  
Ranjini K.
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Mental Health Literacy ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Inadequate Knowledge

A descriptive study to assess the Mental Health Literacy among the Nursing students (18-20 years of) in the selected college at Puducherry. The objectives of the study was to assess the mental health literacy among the Nursing students. The research approach selected for the study was quantitative research approach and descriptive research design. The study was conducted at MTPG&RIHS at Puducherry. Total 100 B.Sc. Nursing Students who completed the subject mental health nursing were selected based on Non-probability convenient sampling. The researcher used standardized tool, Mental Health Literacy Scale (MHLS) data collection. The findings of the study revealed that 82% of samples had moderate level of knowledge on Mental Health Literacy, 18% of samples had adequate knowledge about Mental Health Literacy and none of the samples had inadequate knowledge regarding Mental Health Literacy. Regarding knowledge, out of 100 samples, 82% of subjects are belongs to moderate knowledge about Mental Health Literacy and Mental illness. Remaining 18% had adequate knowledge about Mental Health Literacy and Mental Illness none of the samples had inadequate knowledge about the Mental Health Literacy and Mental Illness.

A Descriptive Study to Assess the Knowledge regarding essential new born care among the nursing students of selected colleges in Jalandhar, Punjab with a view to Develop Self – Instructional Module 2019-2020

2021 ◽  
pp. 235-237
Author(s):  
M. Maheswary ◽  
Harmandeep Harmandeep ◽  
Surbhi Surbhi ◽  
Goldy Goldy ◽  
Komal Komal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Nursing Student ◽  
Newborn Care ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Essential Newborn Care ◽  
Instructional Module

A descriptive study to assess the knowlegde regarding essential newborn care among the nursing students of sekected colkeges in Jalandhar, Punjab with a view to develop self-instructional module 2019-2020. The objectives of the study were: a) To assess the knowledge regarding essential newborn care among nursing students. b) To find out the association between knowledge level with selected demographic variables among nursing students. c) To develop a self-instructional module regarding essential newborn care.The descriptive research design was adopted to accomplish the objectives of the study to assess the knowledge of essential newborn care among the 60 nursing students of the army college of nursing, Jalandhar Cantt. The sample was chosen by using a purposive sampling technique and the data collected by using a self-structured knowledge questionnaire. The data were analyzed with objectives by using descriptive and inferential statistics such as frequency, percentage mean, and chi-square test.The major findings of the present study reveal that maximum nursing student i.e. 66.66% have very good knowledge and 33.33% have good knowledge as per the data collected through self-questionnaire scores. As per the demographic variables of the nursing students, distribution of nursing students according to their exposure in the Labor room and NICU shows that most of the nursing students i.e. 66.66% of them were posted to the Labor room and NICU for 1-10 days, 20% were posted for 11-20 days and 13.33% for 21-30 days and exposure in postnatal unit shows that most of the nursing students i.e. 53.33% were posted in a postnatal unit for 1-2 weeks, 38.33% were posted for 2-3 weeks and 8.3% for 3-4 week and according to their source of information regarding essential newborn care shows that most of the students i.e. 70% learned from clinical experience, 28.33% learned from textbooks and 1.66% learned from mass media. Also there is no significant association between selected demographic variables and knowledge score among the nursing students of selected college of Jalandhar.

scholarly journals An Exploratory Study to Assess the Knowledge and Utilization of First Aid Box in Vehicles for First Aid in Road Traffic Accidents among the Employees at Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi

2020 ◽  
Vol 07 (04) ◽  
pp. 18-23
Author(s):  
Saba Hashmi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic Accident ◽  
Traffic Accident ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
Road Traffic Accidents ◽  
Poor Knowledge

The trend in road traffic accident injuries and fatality is becoming shocking in countries like India. Delhi is one of the top 5 states in India with highest reported road traffic accidents and injuries. After a road traffic accident, the first few minutes are critical, as measures taken during this time period can be lifesaving. Methods: The research approach adopted for the study was descriptive approach. The tool developed for the data collection was a structured knowledge questionnaire. Convenient sampling technique was adopted which consisted of 50 people among the employees working in Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi. The analysis was done by computing the frequencies and percentages. Results: Findings revealed that out of 50 sample (64%) had average knowledge on first aid in road traffic accidents, whereas 24% had good knowledge of first aid in road traffic accident and only 12% had poor knowledge of first aid in road traffic accident. Regarding utilization of first aid box in their vehicles, majority of the employees (77%) were found to be having good knowledge of utilization of first aid box in their vehicles. Only 23% had poor knowledge of utilization of first aid box in their vehicles. Conclusion: The study showed that majority of the subjects had average knowledge about first aid in road traffic accident and adequate first aid items in their first aid box.

scholarly journals A STUDY TO ASSESS THE PERCEPTION TOWARDS ONLINE CLASSES AMONG NURSING FACULTY OF SELECTED NURSING COLLEGES AT JAMMU

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (07) ◽  
pp. 189-195
Author(s):  
Nikita Sharma ◽  
◽  
Israel Jeba Prab D. ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Faculty ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Positive Perception ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Perception Score

Objectives: 1. to assess the perception towards online classes among nursing faculty. 2. To determine the association between perceptions towards online classes among nursing faculty with selected socio-demographic variables. Assumptions:Nursing faculty may have positive perception towards online classes. Conceptual Framework:Community of Inquiry Model has been used. Methodology: Quantitative research approach, a descriptive research design was used. 81 Samples were selected from the nursing colleges purposively. After obtaining the consent form, self- structured 5-point Likert scale has been sent to them in the form of Google Form to assess their level of perception towards online classes. The results of the study revealed that 76 (93.8%) nursing faculty had medium level of perception towards online classes and 05 (6.2%) nursing faculty had high perception towards online classes. The mean perception score were found to be 73.5± 9.72 among nursing faculty. Conclusion: Nursing faculty had moderate level of perception towards online classes. It can become high if there will be the availability of proper sources to evaluate the students properly as well as to teach them theoretically and practically if pandemic persists.

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