A survey of the educational needs of the relatives of the patients with cardiovascular diseases

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.