Effect of the Video Program of Self-Care Knowledge and Self-Care Ability of Cataract Patients in Nongkhai hospital

Abstract

Objective : This study aims to compare knowledge and self-care ability of cataract patients before and after receiving education by the video program. Material and Methods : Research design is a quasi experimental research using one group to compare knowledge and ability levels of subjects before and after the cataract surgery. Subjects were 150 cataract patients in EENT department, Nongkhai hospital between 1st October 2018 and 31st December 2018. Knowledge and ability assessment questionnaires were used to interview cataract patients before and after receiving education by the video program. The questionnaires were developed by the researchers. The contents of questionnaires were validated by 3 experts. The questionnaires were reliability-tested in 30 patients. The reliability of knowledge questionnaire was 0.73 and of ability questionnaire was 0.78 Paired T-test was used to analyze data. Results : Level of knowledge and of self-care ability of cataract patients before and after receiving education by the video program were excellent. Knowledge of cataract patients after receiving education was significant different from before receiving the education (p < 0.000).Self care ability of cataract patients after receiving the education were significant different from before receiving the education (p < 0.000). Conclusion : Results of the study showed that the video program of post operative cataract patients’ self care can be applied to nursing care for post operative cataract patients in related settings.