Assess The Knowledge Regarding Prevention Of Myocardial Infarction Among Clients With Hypertension At Medical Op, Kgh, And Visakhapatnam

Abstract

A study was conducted using Descriptive survey method to to assess the knowledge regarding Prevention of Myocardial Infarction among clients with Hypertension at KGH,VSP by Mrs.K.Sridevi Ph.D Nursing Scholar from Mangalayatan University, Aligharh ,U.P

Objectives:- 1. To assess the knowledge regarding Prevention of Myocardial Infarction among clients with Hypertension. 2. To find out the association between the knowledge of clients with Hypertension and their selected demographic variables. 3. To develop and provide self-instructional module on Prevention of Myocardial Infarction among clients with Hypertension. Methods: The research design adopted for the present study is non experimental design and it is a descriptive design for which the population consists of clients with Hypertension. A structured questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge regarding Prevention of Myocardial Infarction among clients with Hypertension. The pilot study was conducted on five clients with Hypertension with the help of structured questionnaire at medical OP, KGH, VSP. A review of literature helped the investigators to gain insight into present study for the development of the tool. The research approach adopted for the study is descriptive design. The population for the study consists of clients with Hypertension at Medical OP, KGH, VSP. The criteria for sample collection were a purposive sampling method and a sample size is 50 clients with Hypertension. The pilot study was conducted on from 21-09-2023 to 22-09-2023 3 on 5 clients with Hypertension at medical OP, KGH, VSP and the mean value is 9.6 and found that the study is feasible and the tool was appropriate. Results: The study revealed that majority of clients with Hypertension, among 50 respondents 3(6%) respondents having below average level of knowledge, 44 (88%) respondents have average level of knowledge and 3 (6%) respondents having above average level of knowledge regarding Prevention of Myocardial Infarction hence the Investigation mode recommendations in improving their knowledge.