IMPROVEMENT ON THE CAREGIVERS’ KNOWLEDGE OF MOTOR REHABILITATION FOR STROKE PATIENTS IN QUANG NINH GENERAL HOSPITAL

Abstract

Objective: To assess the results of an educational intervention in the informal caregivers’ knowledge of motor rehabilitation for stroke patients. Method: The one group pre-test and post-test educational intervention was designed and performed among 54 informal caregives from 01/2017 - 04/2017 in Quang Ninh General Hospital. Applied stroke recovery exercises based on national guidelines by Minisstry of Health, 2008. Results: After intervention, the ability of the primary care physician to rehabilitate stroke patients was significantly improved. Specifically, the mean knowledge score increased to 12.94 ± 1.23 points after intervention compared to 5.41 ± 2.07 points before intervention (p <0.001). Before the intervention, the number of caregiverswith properknowledge of motor rehabilitation accounted for only 3.7%. After the intervention, this number increased dramatically up to 98.1%. Conclusion: The primary caregiver of stroke patients has limited awareness of functional rehabilitation for patients before intervention but has improved significantly after intervention.