Effectiveness of Self-information Leaflet on Knowledge of Home Care Management of Stroke among Stroke Care Givers in Government Headquarters Hospital, Kumbakonam

Home care is a form of health care services provided where a patient lives. Patient can relieve home care services whether they live in their own homes, with or without family members, or in an assisted living faculty.

To assess the effectiveness of self-information leaflet on home care management of stroke among care givers. Design: A one group pretest and posttest Pre experimental design was adopted for the study.

The study was conducted in kumbakonam headquarters hospital. Participants: 30 stroke care givers with fulfilling the inclusion criteria were selected by purposive sampling.

A pre-test was conducted by using knowledge questionnaire related to home care management of stroke. Immediately after pre test self-information leaflet was given to the care givers to read about the selfinformation leaflet and 2nd day post test was conducted to assess the effectiveness of self-information leaflet. Collected data was analysed by using descriptive and inferential statistics.

In pretest, the mean score of the sample was 6.63 and the posttest mean score was 23.34 with Paired’ value of 21.82. This showed that the self-information leaflet was effective in enhancing the knowledge of the stroke care givers regarding home care management of stroke there was a statistically significant association found between the post test scores of the sample with their educational status.

The findings imply the need for educating care givers is effective way to improve the quality of life of stroke patients. Education should be extended to parents and school peer leaders to address the reproductive health needs of adolescents.