A Study to assess the effect of Structured Teaching Program on Level of Knowledge regarding selected aspects of Home Care Management among patients undergoing Hemodialysis in Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur

A study to assess the effect of structured teaching progamme on level of knowledge on selected aspects of home care management of patients undergoing hemodialysis in selected wards of Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute. The Objectives: Of the study were to assess the level of knowledge of patients undergoing hemodialysis, to compare the level of knowledge on selected aspects of home care management among patients undergoing hemodialysis before and after structured teaching program and to find the association between the level of knowledge on selected aspects of home care management with selected socio demographic clinical data variables. Research Methodology: The study was conducted among 30 patients undergoing hemodialysis. The research design was pre-experimental one group pretest posttest design and sample was selected by purposive sampling techniques. The tool used for the study had 2 section: Section A-Socio demographic and clinical data variables; Section B-Structured knowledge questionnaire on selected aspects of home care management of patients undergoing haemodialysis. Data analysis was done using differential and inferential statistics. Results: On data analysis it reveals that 11(36.7%) belongs to the age group of 61-70 years. 23(76.6%) samples are males, 29(96.66%) samples are married, 16(53.3%) sample have only primary education, 7(23.3%) subjects have secondary education, 19(63.3%) are self employed, 7(23.3%) of subjects go for daily wage, 22(73.3%) of subjects have income less than 5000,18(60%) subjects have central venous catheter, 12(40%) subjects have AV fistula for dialysis. Most of the subjects 19(63.3%) are under treatment since 1 year ago and 22(73.3%) subjects have illness since 3 year ago. 26(86.67%) subjects does not have family history of renal disease and 16(53.3%) subjects have self knowledge about disease. In pretest about 15(50%) of samples have inadequate knowledge, 11(36.6%) have moderate knowledge and 4(13.33%) have adequate knowledge. In posttest 27(90%) of samples have adequate knowledge and 3(30%) have moderate knowledge. On comparison of pretest and post test knowledge it reveals that mean post test knowledge score 8(28.13%) was higher than mean pretest knowledge score 4(14.23%). Effectiveness of the health education was tested by t test, which revealed that it was effective at p<0.01. There was no significant association between pretest level of knowledge and selected socio demographic and clinical data variables.