A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING POST COVID-19 CARDIOPULMONARY COMPLICATIONS AND ITS MANAGEMENT AMONG POST COVID PATIENTS IN SELECTED HOSPITAL, KOLLAM

Jisha G. S.* and Sherine Sebastian

ABSTRACT

A quasi experimental study was done to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on post COVID-19 cardiopulmonary complications and its management among post COVID patients at selected hospital, Kollam. The objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge regarding post COVID -19 cardiopulmonary complications and its management, determine the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding post COVID-19 cardiopulmonary complications and its management and find out the association between pretest knowledge regarding post COVID -19 cardiopulmonary complications and its management among post COVID patients and selected demographic variables. Conceptual frame work used was Imogene King’s theory o goal attainment. Quantitative research approach was used with nonrandomized control group design. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 100 post COVID patients who met the criteria. Pretest was done on the first day using knowledge questionnaire followed by Structured Teaching Programme to all the 50 sample (experimental group) and posttest on the 7th day. The findings of the study showed that, there was a significant increase in mean posttest knowledge score of sample (p < 0.05) regarding post COVID-19 cardiopulmonary complications and its management among post COVID patients at selected hospital Kollam after structured teaching programme. The study concluded that knowledge level of post COVID patients regarding post COVID cardiopulmonary complications and its management was improved after administration of structured teaching programme.

Keywords: Knowledge, Post COVID-19 cardiopulmonary complications, Structured Teaching Programme, Post COVID patients, selected hospital.