The Effect of Health Education Intervention for Informal Caregivers of Elderly Persons Post Stroke

Abstract

A stroke is a serious, life-threatening medical condition that occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is obstruct. It conceder the most common cause of death worldwide.Stroke lead to loss of independence, and decreased quality of life.Aim: Evaluate the effect of health promotion intervention for elderly persons post stroke and their informal caregivers. Design: A quasi experimental design was applied. Setting: This study was carried out in twoneurology out-patient clinics, El Nasr insurance hospital at Helwan city and Aswan University hospital, Egypt and followed by home visit to elderly.Sample:A purposive sample was applied. Sample Size:70 elderly persons and their informal caregivers.Tools:three tools were used: (1)An interview questionnaire sheet included elderly persons and informal caregivers intervention. Recommendations:A similar study can be applied by a nurse researcher of the neurological out patient's clinics in others setting to evaluate caregivers' knowledge and practices about stroke and its managements.demographic characteristics, and their knowledge about stroke. (2)Barthel Index of activity of daily living for elderly. (3) An observational checklist for assessing the informal caregivers'practices. Results: The study revealed that there was a statistically significant improvement in elderly persons' activities of daily livingand informal caregivers' knowledge and practices after applying intervention.Conclusions:Elderly persons post stroke activity of daily living and informal caregivers' knowledge & practices about needs and care to elderly person post stroke improved after applying health promotion