Influence of peer education on improving postoperative self-management behavior and drug compliance in PCI patients

Abstract

Objective To investigate the influence of peer education on improving postoperative self-management behavior and medication compliance in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) patients. Methods A total of 120 patients undergoing PCI in the Second Hospital Affiliated to Harbin Medical University from July 1st, 2016 to December 31st, 2016 were selected as the study subjects. The patients were numbered according to the sequence of PCI. The odd number was the observation group and the even number was the control group. There were 60 patients in each group. The patients in the control group were given routine health education, while the observation group adopted peer education. The score of medication compliance and self-management behavior were compared. Results After the intervention, the medication compliance score of the observation group was (6.97±0.89), which was higher than that of the control group (6.12±1.22), and the difference was statistically significant (t=2.667, P=0.009). After the intervention, The scores of the self-management behavior scale of the observation group were higher than those of the control group, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusions Peer education can improve self-management behavior and medication compliance of postoperative patients with PCI, which is worth popularizing and applying. Key words: Health education; Medication compliance; Percutaneous coronary intervention; Coronary heart disease; Peer education; Self-management