“A STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SELFINSTRUCTIONAL MODULE (SIM) ON CARDIAC REHABILITATION (CR) AMONG POST MI PATIENTS ATTENDING CARDIAC OPD IN SELECTED HOSPITALS AT KANPUR”

Abstract

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an established form of treatment for patients with acute myocardial infarction that is designed to provide a range of lifestyle and medical interventions to reduce cardiac mortality and morbidity through the promotion of a healthy lifestyle and reduction in coronary artery disease risk factors. Myocardial Infarction results in enormous burden of increased mortality
and morbidity. The experience of a serious illness, particularly if it is a sudden and life threatening event is a crisis not only for the individual sufferer but also for the spouse and wider family. A study to evaluate the effectiveness of Self Instructional Module (SIM) on Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) among post Myocardial Infarction (Ml) patients attending cardiac outpatient department in selected hospitals in Kanpur. In this study sample consisted of 60 post myocardial infarction patients attending cardiac out patient department in Geetanjali medical college & hospital, Kanpur and who are willing to participate In this study non probability purposive sampling technique was adapted. This section shows the analysis of selected demographic variables of the subjects, according to the frequency and percentage distribution which includes age, gender, type of work, dietary pattern, and type of family and personal habits. the result of the study is Data presented in Table 5 reveals that the calculated Chi-squire (χ2) value of Age (13.303), Type of work (11.742), and type of family (10.259) was greater than the table value (3.84) whichindicates that there was significant association between pre-test knowledge score and Demographic variables (age, type of work, type of family) of the subjects at 0.05 level of significance. Hence the research hypothesis (H2) was accepted and statistical hypothesis (Ho) was rejected. Data presented in Table 5 reveals that the
calculated χ2 value of Gender (0.090), Dietary pattern (2.348), and Personal habits (0.136) was lesser than the table value 3.84, which indicates that there was no significant association between pre-test knowledge score and Demographic variables (Gender, Dietary pattern, Personal habits) of the subjects at 0.05 level of significance. Hence, the research hypothesis (H2) was rejected and the statistical hypothesis (Ho) was accepted.