Assessment of Self-Care for Patients with Myocardial Infarction

Abstract

Background: Self-care behaviors can start after passing the acute period of myocardial infarction and have special importance in health maintenance and its recurrence. Aim of the study: Was conducted to assess self-care for patients with myocardial infarction. Research design: Descriptive research design was used to conduct this study. Setting: The present study conducted at Cardiac Out Patient Clinics in Benha University Hospital & Benha Teaching Hospital. Sample: Simple random sample was used in this study. The total number of sample was 254 myocardial infarction patients. Tools: One tool was used to collected data Part (I): An interviewing questionnaire to assess patients' socio demographic characteristics. Part (II): About patients̕ medical history. Part (III): Patients̕ knowledge regarding myocardial infarction and self-care. Part (IV): Patients̕ self-care reported practices.Results: 63.8% of patients had total average knowledge regarding myocardial infarction and self-care, while 65% had unsatisfactory reported self-care practices. Conclusion: There were highly statistical significant relation between studied myocardial infarction patients' total knowledge and their socio demographic characteristic regarding educational level, while there were highly statistically significant relations between the total self-care practices of studied myocardial infarction patients and their total knowledge. Recommendation: Health educational program should be developed and implemented for patients with myocardial infarction to improve, and updated knowledge and self-care practices.