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Bimonthly Since 1986 |
ISSN 1004-9037
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Publication Details |
Edited by: Editorial Board of Journal of Data Acquisition and Processing
P.O. Box 2704, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
Sponsored by: Institute of Computing Technology, CAS & China Computer Federation
Undertaken by: Institute of Computing Technology, CAS
Published by: SCIENCE PRESS, BEIJING, CHINA
Distributed by:
China: All Local Post Offices
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05 July-September 2023, Volume 38 Issue 4
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Abstract
Abstract:
Introduction: Paralysis or Stroke is a cerebro-vascular accident that that happens when the brain's blood supply is interrupted or due to a blockage in blood vessels and bleeding within the brain is called as stroke. Aim of the study: “The knowledge regarding care of patients with stroke among relatives from selected hospitals & to develop information booklet. Material and method: The study approach was a quantitative with non-experimental descriptive survey design. The sample selection technique was used non-probability purposive sampling technique. The sample size was 100 relatives of stroke patient aged between 18-60 years. Samples were selected from different hospitals of Pune city. The tool used for data collection was a self-structured questionnaire that contained demographic variables in section I, section II was related assessment of the knowledge regarding care of patients with stroke among relatives. The written informed consent was taken from the participants prior to the data collection, in order to establish reliability of the tool, the inter-rater method was used. Result: Majority i.e. 43% of samples were from 48-60 years of age, 52% of samples were female, 35% of samples were having primary education, 48% of samples were working in private sector and majority 60% of samples were from rural area. Majority 52% of samples had average knowledge regarding care of patient with stroke, 46% of samples had good knowledge regarding care of patient with stroke and 2% of samples had poor knowledge regarding care of patient with stroke. Significant association was not found between knowledge score with selected demographic variables. Conclusion: The study concluded that there is average knowledge regarding care of patient with stroke among their relatives.
Keyword
Knowledge, stroke, relatives, information booklet.
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