1M.Sc. Nursing Student, Laxmi Memorial College of Nursing, Mangalore, Karnatak
2Principal, Laxmi Memorial College of Nursing, Mangalore, Karnatak
*Corresponding author: Shamna Majeed Abdul Majeed, M.Sc. Nursing Student, Laxmi Memorial College of Nursing, Mangalore, Karnataka, Email: shamnamaji@gmail.com
Online published on 27 May, 2015.
Myocardial infarction (MI) is a life threatening condition characterized by the formation of formation of localized necrotic areas within the myocardium. The "patients’ need" is a dynamic complex concept that changes with time and disease progression, while it is also dependent on the spiritual cultivation and cultural traditions of the patients. Patient education has been considered as an integral component of care for patient after myocardial infarction. Cardiac education and cardiac rehabilitation aim to improve patients’ long-term survival and recovery, post myocardial infarction (MI), through education on risk factor management. Nurses play an important role to reemphasize information related to myocardial infarction such as life style, medications, diet, psychological concerns, activities, stress management and symptoms.
To explore the information needs of the patient with myocardial infarction and to find out the association of information need with selected demographic variables.
A descriptive study was used. The sample consisted of 25 myocardial infarction patient's selected using consecutive sampling technique. A rating scale was used to assess the information needs of myocardial infarction patients admitted in hospital. The data was collected and complied for data analysis.
The findings of the study showed that majority (68%) of subjects had high information need, and 32% had moderate information need and the mean percentage (87.25%) of information needs was highest in the area of physical activity and least (36.26%) in the area of dietary information. The findings showed that the computed chi-square value between the information needs and the selected demographic variables of myocardial infarction patient for education χ2=6.995 (P ≤ 0.05) was significant at 0.05 level of significance.
Findings of the study showed that majority of the patients with myocardial infarction had high need for information. There was association of information needs with the selected demographic variable such as education level.
Information Needs, Myocardial Infarction
