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KMID : 0366519980180010083
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Annual Bulletin Seoul Health
1998 Volume.18 No. 1 p.83 ~ p.95
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A Study on the Knowledge about Self-Care and the Learning Need in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
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Han Ae-Kyung
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the knowledge about self care and the learning need in patients with coronary artery disease. The subjects in this study were 80 patients in 2 general hospital. The data were collected by means of a interview and mail surveys from Sep. 10 to Dec. 30, 1997. Data analysis included percentage, frequency, ANOVA. t-test, Pearson correlation using SPSS/PC+ program. The results were follows ; The Knowledge score about self-care in pre-discharge was 17.4 and 18.43 point in post-discharge. The learning need about the self care was very high. The most interesting subject was the ’disease characteristics’ in pre-discharge and ’medication’ in postdischarge. There were no significant correlation between patient’s characteristics and the knowledge about self care, learning need. This results suggest that nurse should educate the patient with coronary artery disease in order to increase self care.
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KEYWORD
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Knowledge about self care, learning need
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