Health Commun.  2019 Jun;14(1):43-51. 10.15715/kjhcom.2019.14.1.43.

Effects of A Stroke Education Program on Disease Acceptance and Knowledge among Acute Ischemic Senior Stroke Patients

• Seo EK
• Shon KH
• Kim NH

• KMID: 2452904
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.15715/kjhcom.2019.14.1.43

Abstract

BACKGROUND
The purpose of this study was to confirm the effects of a stroke education program for disease acceptance and knowledge among acute ischemic senior stroke patients.
METHODS
This study used a nonequivalent control group non-synchronized design. The study was performed from September 8 to November 2, 2014. The subjects were selected as an experiment group of 28 people and a control group of 28 people from acute ischemic senior stroke patients at D hospital in B metropolitan city. The data were analyzed using χ² test and Mann-Whitney U test using SPSS WIN 19.0 program.
RESULTS
1. Disease acceptance score in the experimental group revealed to be significantly higher(Z=−4.568, p<.001) than that of the control group. Hypothesis 1 was accepted. 2. Knowledge score in the experimental group revealed to be significantly higher(Z=−4.740, p<.001) than that of the control group. Hypothesis 2 was accepted.
CONCLUSION
The stroke education program can be used for nursing intervention and evidence-based research hereafter because it has been confirmed that the program develops higher disease acceptance and improves knowledge among acute ischemic senior stroke patients.

Keyword

Stroke; Patient; Knowledge; Education

MeSH Terms

Education*
Humans
Nursing
Stroke*