Assess the level of knowledge on home care management of cva among care givers with a view to develop teaching module at bbh, kollam

Subject: A descriptive study to assess the level of knowledge on home care management of CVA among care givers with a view to develop teaching module at BBH, Kollam. The objectives of the study were to develop a teaching module on home care management among care givers of patients with CVA and to find the association between level of knowledge on home care management among care givers with selected demographic variables like age, gender, socio economic status, education.
Methods: Quantitative research approach was selected with descriptive design. Purposive sampling was used, with a sample was size of 50 care givers of CVA patient in Bishop Benziger Hospital Kollam. Researcher assessed the knowledge using multiple choice questions related to knowledge regarding home care management about CVA.
Result: Findings of the study were that 14% of the care givers had poor knowledge, 48% had average knowledge and 38% hadgood knowledge. There was no association between knowledge and selected demographic variables such as gender, occupation, education, socio economic status, diet, habit and source of information.
Conclusion: The present study suggested the need for developing teaching module for home care management of CVA among care givers.