The effectiveness of health education program on knowledge caregivers of stroke patients in the Female Medical Ward at Makarak Hospital

Abstract

        This quasi-experimental study with a one-group pretest-posttest design aimed to compare the knowledge and skills of caregivers of stroke patients before and after participating in the program. The samples comprised 30 caregivers of stroke patients in the Female Medical Ward at Makarak Hospital. The research instruments included a health education program, a knowledge assessment test, a skill evaluation form, and a satisfaction assessment form, which were validated by three experts, yielding content validity values ranging from .67-1.00 and a reliability coefficient of .83. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and paired t-tests.
        The results showed that before participating in the health education program, caregivers had a high level of knowledge, with 66.70% (x ̅ = 12.20, SD = 1.35). However, their skills in performing daily activities were at a low level, with 66.67% (x ̅ = 10.70, SD = 3.01) and their skills in physical rehabilitation for patients were at low to moderate levels, at 100% (x ̅ = 1.63, SD = 0.72). After participating in the health education program, caregivers exhibited a high level of knowledge at 90.00% (x ̅ = 14.03, SD = 1.40). Their skills in performing daily activities increased to a high level at 56.67% (x ̅ = 19.83, SD = 1.42) while skills in patient physical rehabilitation were at a moderate level at 73.33% and a high level at 26.67% (x ̅ = 3.17, SD = 0.59). The two groups were statistically significantly different. (p < .001). The overall satisfaction level was high (x ̅ = 4.46, SD = 0.50).