ABSTRACT

Effects of Cardiocerebrovascular Disease
Prevention Education Program for
Post Menopausal Middle-Aged Women

Choi, Soo Kyung
Advisor : Prof. Kim, In Sook, Ph.D.
Department of Nursing,
Graduate School of Chosun University


Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the effect of a Cardiocerebro -vascular disease(CVD) prevention education program on the knowledge, self- efficacy and health behaviors among post menopausal middle-aged women.
Methods: This is a quasi-experimental study using a non-equivalent control group pre and post-test design and the intervention was designed based on the self-efficacy model. The subjects were post menopausal middle-aged women who registered in two community cultural centers in G metropolitan city. A total 53 subjects were divided into 26 in experimental group and 27 in control group. Experimental group received CVD prevention education program through 8 times for 8 weeks. The knowledge, self-efficacy and health behaviors of the subjects were examined with self-reporting structured questionnaires. Data were collected from Oct. 15, 2013 to Dec. 11, 2013. Data were analysed by using SPSS/PC version 21.0. General and health related characteristics of the subjects were analyzed with descriptive statistics and homogeneity test was conducted with χ²-test, Fisher''s exact test, independent t-test. Hypotheses to evaluate the effect of a CVD prevention education program were tested with independent t-test on knowledge of CVD prevention, knowledge of CVD symptoms, self-efficacy, health behaviors and ANCOVA on knowledge of CVD risk factors.
Results: The experimental group showed significant increase in the knowledge of CVD symptoms(p<.001) and CVD risk factors(p<.001), the level of self-efficacy(p=.028) and health behaviors(p<.001) after the intervention compared to those of the control group. However, there were no significant difference between groups in the knowledge of CVD prevention(p<.133).
Conclusion: The results suggested that a CVD prevention education program developed for this study was effective at improving the knowledge of CVD symptoms and CVD risk factors, self-efficacy and health behaviors to prevent CVD among post menopausal middle-aged women. Future research should be continued to perform repeated-study on CVD prevention education for middle-aged women at risk for CVD in community.

Key words: Cardiocerebrovascular disease, Education, Knowledge,
Self-efficacy, Health behavior