Volume : IX, Issue : I, January - 2019

A study of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) risk behavior and the effect of Planned Health counseling on risk behavior of selected population at Kolkata

Sonali Ganguly

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In view of the wide prevalence of cardiovascular disease, it was necessary to focus our attention to preventive aspect, rather than curative aspect alone. With this view, a quasi experimental design Two groups pre–test, intervention and post–test control group design was applied. The study aimed to find out the risk factors in developing the CAD risk behavior among high literate secondary school teachers and a low literacy group in an urban slum community, and the effectiveness of planned health counseling (awareness) program. A multi–stage random probability sampling technique was adopted for the selection of school teachers. A non– probability convenience sampling technique was used for the selection of community (low literacy group) subjects. The tool used for the study was CAD risk assessment tools, Structured knowledge questionnaire, Subscale A of Spiel Berger’s state anxiety scale. – A standardized tool, Checklist on biochemical and clinical measurement scale. Study finding showed that among secondary school teachers 80% were at moderate risk whereas in low literacy group 74% were at moderate risk. In secondary school teachers after six months of counseling mean of knowledge was increased from 20.60 ± 3.50 to 33.85 ± 3.84. . The mean post test knowledge of both the experimental groups were higher than the mean pre test knowledge. So it could be concluded that not only awareness program was effective. The present study has implication in the field of Nursing Research, Administration, Nursing Education and Practice A similar study can be conducted by administering a booklet on prevention of coronary artery disease’ which can serve as a reference material for the public.

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A STUDY OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE (CAD) RISK BEHAVIOR AND THE EFFECT OF PLANNED HEALTH COUNSELING ON RISK BEHAVIOR OF SELECTED POPULATION AT KOLKATA, Sonali Ganguly INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-1 | January-2019

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