Electronic ISSN 2287-0237

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EFFECTS OF PRESSURE SORE PREVENTION PROGRAM ON KNOWLEDGE ANDSELF-EFFICACY OF FAMILY CAREGIVERS IN DECREASING PRESSURE SORERISK OF PERSONS WITH CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE

FEBRUARY 2019 - VOL.15 | ORIGINAL ARTICLE
OBJECTIVES:

This quasi-experimental research design was aimed to determine effectsof pressure sore (PS) prevention program on knowledge and self-efficacy of familycaregivers in decreasing PS risk of persons with cerebrovascular disease (CVD).

MATERIAL AND METHODS:

Study participants were family caregivers of personswith CVD and these were randomly selected and placed into two groups: an experimentalgroup with 27 participants receiving the PS prevention program for 8 weeks and acontrol group with 26 participants receiving routine nursing care at home. Data werecollected using demographics questionnaire, CVD knowledge, self-efficacy of PSprevention, and Braden scale for PU risk assessment. Data were analyzed using descriptivestatistics, Chi-square test, paired t-test, Wilcoxon signed ranks test, ANCOVA and MannWhitney U test.

RESULTS: After participating in the program, family caregivers in the experimentalgroup had a significantly mean score of CVD knowledge and self-efficacy of PS programhigher than before receiving the program (p < 0.001) and the control group (p < 0.001,p < 0.05, respectively). Participants in the experimental group had a significantly meanscore of PS risk higher than before receiving the program (p < 0.001). However, therewas no significant difference between the groups.

CONCLUSION:

The PS prevention program should be applied to family caregiversin order to reduce PS risk of persons with CVD

Keywords:

knowledge, self-efficacy, pressure sore (PS), cerebrovascular disease (CVD),family caregivers, bedsore, bedridden

Received: June 25, 2018

Revision received: July 30, 2018

Accepted after revision: November 23, 2018

BKK Med J 2019;15(1): 51-56.

DOI: 10.31524/bkkmedj.2019.02.009

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Figure 1: Research Process
Table 1: Comparison of mean score of CVD knowledge and perceived self-efficacy in PS program among family caregivers pre-test and post-test the experiment in the experimental group using the Wilcoxon signed ranks test and paired t-test (n = 27)
Table 2: Comparison of mean score of CVD knowledge between the experimental and control groups after receiving the PS prevention program using the Mann-Whitney U test (n = 53)
Table 3: Comparison of mean score of perceived self-efficacy in PS program between the Experimental Group (n = 27) and the Control Group (n = 26) after receiving the PS prevention program using ANCOVA statistics
Table 4: Comparison of mean score of PS risk in the Experimental Group (n = 27) and the Control Group (n = 26) pre-test and post-test the program using the Wilcoxon signed ranks test
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