Effect of the health education on the health knowledge faith-behavior of senility and high morbidity old cadres with chronic kidney disease in hospital

Abstract

Objective To explore the effects of health education on health knowledge,health faith,health behavior of senility and high morbidity old cadres with chronic kidney disease in hospital.Methods Ninety patients with senility and high morbidity old cadres in hospital were selected and received health education about the knowledge,faith and behaviour of kidney disease.They were investigated with questionnaire before and after education,then health knowledge,health faith score,health behaviour accuracy ratio were compared.Results After health education,patients' health knowledge such as ‘ diet knowledge’ score and general health care knowledge score was(7.267 ± 1.507 ) and ( 7.067 ± 1.230 ) respectively,and higher than before education ( 5.917 ±1.532) and (6.617 ± 1.350 ),the difference was statistically significant ( t=4.642,3.203,respectively; P ＜0.05).Health faith such as the score of ‘defeating disease confidence’ and ‘match to medical staff’ after education respectively was ( 4.100 ± 0.675 ) and ( 3.717 ± 0.739 ) higher than ( 3.700 ± 0.714 ) and ( 3.367 ±0.850) before education,and the difference was statistically significant (t=4.397,2.911,respectively;P ＜0.01 ).Health behaviour accuracy ratio after education such as ‘ abide notes before and after examination’,‘ initiative self-detection’ respectively was 97.7％ and 84.4％ higher than 83.3％ and 74.4％ before education,and the difference was statistically significant ( x2=49.705,42.194,respectively; P ＜ 0.01 ).Conclusions The systematic and standard health education for the senility and high morbidity old cadres with chronic kidney disease when they in hospital can expand their health knowledge,promote their health faith and change their unhealthy behavior. Key words: Health education; Senile patients; Health knowledge,attitude and practice; Chronic kidney disease