Vol. 5, Issue 5, Part C (2019)

Heart disease is the largest killer disease over the globe and India is no exception. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in United States for men and women of all racial and ethnic group and more people die of cardio vascular disease than of all the type of cancers combined. Myocardial infarction is a chronic life long illness. Self-care is a critical component of therapy for persons with myocardial infarction (M.I.). Patient need to manage his medication, diet, exercise, stress reduction, maintenance of body weight to detect early sign of fluid retention. “A study was done to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge and practice regarding self-care activities among 60 clients with myocardial infarctionin Sree devi Hospital and District Hospital of Tumkur. Orem’s self-care theoretical frame work guided, A structured questionnaire was administered to the 60 clients. Who were selected from both the hospitals in the language which they understood. Pre and post test were done.

After the administration of structured teaching program the knowledge and practice was improved. The knowledge and practice of myocardial infarction clients was influenced by educational status. The calculated chi-square value for association of knowledge with education in the pre-test was 0.025 significant and in the post test was 0.03 significant and for the practice in the pre-test was 0.02 significant and in the post test was 0.01 significant.

The teaching programme on self-care activity improved knowledge and practice of clients on identification, avoiding trigger factors, self monitoring of pulse exercise, regular use of medication and thereby enabling the client to lead a normal active life. It is suggested for further research that a study can be conducted on a larger sample.