EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING PULMONARY REHABILITATION AMONG PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

Abstract

Background : Worldwide, about 65 million people have moderate to severe COPD. It’s estimated that 12 million more have the disease, but don’t know it yet. Most people with COPD are 40 years of age or older. The majority of people with COPD are smokers or former smokers. Smoking is the most important risk factor that can be changed. The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge of COPD patients regarding pulmonary rehabilitation. Methods: Pre experimental design of one group pre and post test group design was selected for the study. Evaluative approach was adopted for the study. The participants were 60 COPD patients from the Manjunath hospital, Bangalore. Using Purposive sampling technique samples were selected. A structured knowledge questionnaire was used to collect data from the subjects. Results: Findings of the study revealed that in pretest, out of 60 patients, 45(75.0%) had inadequate knowledge, 15(25.0%) had moderate knowledge and none of the patients had adequate knowledge. In post test, out of 60 mothers, 46(76.7%) had adequate knowledge, 14(23.3%) had moderate knowledge and none of the mothers had inadequate knowledge. Enhancement was computed by using paired ‘t’ test at 0.05 level of significance and it was found to be 19.27,indicating that there is a significant improvement in the knowledge on pulmonary rehabilitation among COPD patients. There was statistically significant association found between demographic variables such as age, gender, smoking status and source of information with pre-test level of knowledge on pulmonary rehabilitation. Conclusion: The study concluded that the structured teaching program was effective in terms of gain in knowledge of COPD patients regarding pulmonary rehabilitation. For health policy makers, the results of the current study urge for the development of COPD prevention programs failing which the burden of COPD might result in increased mortality, morbidity and economic burden.