Use of spirometer in post operative compliance in patients with cardiac surgery

A study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on use of spirometer in post operative compliance in patients with cardiac surgery. The study aimed to assess the knowledge of patients with cardiac surgeryon use of spirometerand to evaluate the effectiveness structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding spirometer among patients with cardiac surgery. A Pre-experimental one group pre-test and post-test design was adopted for the present study. The sample for the present study composed of patients with cardiac surgery. A sample of 30patients with cardiac surgerywho met the inclusion criteria were selected. Non-probability convenient sampling technique was used to select the samples. A structuredinterview method was developed for the purpose of data collection in the present study. The respondents knowledge scores was high in the post-test (mean=24.66) than that in the pre-test (mean=22.46). The obtained ‘t’ value, t = 17.75 was highly significant. Hence the null hypothesis is rejected and research hypothesis is accepted. The study findings imply that there is a need for educational programme to create awareness among the patients with cardiac surgeryregarding use of spirometer.