Effects of the Empowerment Program on Knowledge and Skills for Caregivers of Stroke Patients
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This study was a quasi-experimental research, single-group pretest-posttest design, aimed at comparing the knowledge and skills of caregivers before and after receiving an empowerment program. It also tracked the occurrence of complications in caregivers of discharged stroke patients. The sample comprised 27 caregivers of a newly admitted stroke patient at Fang Hospital, Chiang Mai Province, who were selected through purposive criteria. Data collection tools included caregiver knowledge assessment, caregiver skills assessment, and post-discharge complication incidence recording. The content validity index was 1, and the reliability coefficients for knowledge and skills assessments were .72 and .74, respectively. Descriptive statistics, Repeated Measures ANOVA, and Bonferroni post hoc tests were used for analysis.
The results found that the mean knowledge score and skill score of caregivers after receiving the program on discharge day and 14 days post-discharge were significantly higher than before, with a p-value < .001 No complications were observed in any of the stroke patients after discharge, including pressure sores, pneumonia, and urinary tract infections. Therefore, this program can enhance caregiver performance in caring for stroke patients and prevent post-discharge complications.
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