EFFECTIVENESS OF PROVIDING HEALTH EDUCATION TO PATIENTS WITH HIGH RISK OF STROKE IN MAE LAO DISTRICT, CHIANG RAI, THAILAND.

Abstract

ffectiveness of providing health education to patients with high risk of stroke in Mae Lao District, Chiang Rai, Thailand.

Krittiphong Thipluis (MD), Punyanin Khuanphet (M.N.S.)

Abstract

BACKGROUND                                                                                                                                                                              The number of patients suffering from strokes in Mae Lao District, Chiang Rai, found in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2  and  hypertension 38.46%, 46.00% respectively. Therefore, providing health education to these groups at risk can ensure these they follow healthier lifestyles to reduce their chances of stroke.

Objective                                                                                                                                                                                                      To study Effectiveness of providing health education to patients with high risk of stroke in Mae Lao District, Chiang Rai, Thailand.

Methods                                                                                                                                                                                        This study is a quasi-experimental research comprising a one-group intervention study. This is done by measuring the before and after providing health education to prevent stroke by applying health belief model without any comparison. Follow in 8 weeks. Study in 139 patients, selected by purposive sampling for patients at high risk of stroke who have been treated at the Chronic Non-Communicable Clinic in Mae Lao Hospital and Sub-district health promotion hospital. The study period was between Aug 2017 to Oct 2017.

Results                                                                                                                                                                                                           From the study, the average scores of knowledge about stroke, perception of the risk of disease, perception of disease severity, perception of practice’s benefits according to instructions for preventing stroke, and practice to prevent stroke after the activities were all higher than before the activities with a statistically significant difference (P<0.001)

CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION                                                                                                                                        This study can be developed to promote health and prevent complications in other chronic non-communicable disease patients