A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program Regarding Pulmonary Rehabilitation among Patients with Respiratory Illness in Selected Areas of TMM Hospital, Thiruvalla

Abstract

A quantitative research methodology was used for this investigation. A pre-experimental, one-group pretest-posttest design was used to assess the efficacy of a structured training program addressing pulmonary rehabilitation among patients with respiratory diseases. The Thiruvalla outpatient department of TMM Hospital served as the study's setting. The study's objectives were to evaluate the impact of a structured teaching program on pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with respiratory illnesses and to determine the relationship between pretest knowledge level and specific demographic characteristics. To choose the desired samples, a non-probability purposive sampling technique was employed. Thirty patients with respiratory issues provided the samples. To collect the information, a structured knowledge questionnaire was employed. According to the pre-test results, 36.66% of respondents had good knowledge, 53.3% had moderate knowledge, and none had excellent understanding of pulmonary rehabilitation. Charts and booklets were used to deliver an organized pulmonary rehabilitation education program. According to a post-test knowledge level, 86.66% of respondents had good knowledge and 13.33% had excellent understanding of pulmonary rehabilitation. According to the results, the pretest mean score of 9.86 with SD 3.031 and a mean difference of 6.9 were substantially lower than the mean posttest knowledge score of 16.76 with SD 1.52. The study's estimated t' value of 24.64, which was greater than the table value of 2.05 at the p<0.05 level of significance, demonstrated that a structured training program on pulmonary rehabilitation was beneficial in raising the knowledge of patients with respiratory illnesses. The link between the pretest and a few selected socio demographic variables revealed no significant relationship between the demographic characteristics and the pretest level of knowledge.