Nurse Directed Intervention on Knowledge and Health Promotion Behavior among Patient with Sickle Cell Anemia-A Pilot Study

Abstract

: Nurse Directed Intervention on Knowledge and Health Promotion Behavior of Patient with Sickle Cell Anemia. Aim and objective of my study to assess the knowledge of adolescent regarding sickle cell anemia among Observational group. To assess the knowledge of adolescent regarding sickle cell anemia among control group. To evaluate the effectiveness of nurse direct intervention on health promotion behavior among observational group, control group and find outcome. To compare demographic variable and the pretest score of observational group and control group. Interventional research (Quantitative) approach. Quasi Experimental research design. Parul sevashram Hospital. Vadodara. Population: Adolescents. Sample size 20. Simple Random sampling technique. Result: In this study the distribution of pre-test and post-test level of knowledge regarding sickle cell anemia among adolescence. In experimental group pre-test majority (50%) of respondents had poor & average knowledge while in post-test majority (100%) of respondents had average knowledge regarding sickle cell anemia. In control group pre-test majority 10 (100%) of respondents had poor knowledge and while in post-test 6(60%) or respondents had average knowledge and 4(40%) had poor knowledge regarding sickle cell anemia. The distribution of pre-test and post-test level of lifestyle behavioral changes regarding sickle cell anemia among adolescence. In experimental group pretest majority 5(50%) of respondents Neither agree nor disagree attitude and 4(40%) had agree attitude while in post-test majority 7(70%) had agree attitude and 3(30%) had strongly agree attitude regarding sickle cell anemia. In control group pre-test majority 50(50%) of respondents had neither agree nor disagree attitude and 3(30%) had agree attitude and 2(20%) had disagree attitude while in post-test majority 5(50%) of respondents had neither agree nor disagree attitude and 4(40%) had agree & 1(10%) disagree attitude towards regarding sickle cell anemia.