%0 Journal Article
%T A survey of the educational needs of the relatives of the patients with cardiovascular diseases
%A Aziz Shahraki Vahed
%A Soudabeh Hamedi Shahraki
%A Nosratolah Masinaie Nezhad
%A Mahin Badakhsh
%J Journal of Jahrom University of Medical Sciences
%D 2011
%I Jahrom University of Medical Sciences
%X Introduction:One of the best ways of managing the cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is taking the educational needs of the patients¡¯ family into consideration. An effective education about cardiovascular diseases can promote the health systems. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the educational needs of the patients¡¯ family regarding CVDs. Material and Methods:This cross-sectional study was conducted in hospitals of Zabol city. The convenience sampling method was used to select 150 samples from the patients¡¯ family members. The data were gathered by a valid and reliable questionnaire and analyzed by SPSS (version 17).Results:The most important educational needs of the family were training the family members on essential points during the patient's discharge (99.3%), on how to control blood pressure (96%), and how to use antihypertensive drugs (96%). There was a significant relationship between educational needs of the family members and their sex (P<0.05).Conclusion:Arranging an effective educational program about CVDs for the patients¡¯ families is an essential need for helping patients in order to manage the process of diseases.
%K Cardiovascular Diseases
%K Assessments
%K Educational needs
%K Family
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