Effectiveness of “Sukhi Hrudaya – heart health guide for women” on heart health awareness in a tertiary care setting of Manipal
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a major global burden, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, leading to higher rates of chronic CVDs and increased risks of morbidity and mortality. Offering women a comprehensive Information, Education, and Communication health guide can si...
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| author | Henita Joshna Menezes Ramachandran Padmakumar Namratha Pai Kotebagilu Meenakshi Garg Asha Kamath Sonia R.B D’Souza |
| author_facet | Henita Joshna Menezes Ramachandran Padmakumar Namratha Pai Kotebagilu Meenakshi Garg Asha Kamath Sonia R.B D’Souza |
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a major global burden, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, leading to higher rates of chronic CVDs and increased risks of morbidity and mortality. Offering women a comprehensive Information, Education, and Communication health guide can significantly help combat CVDs by enhancing their awareness regarding heart health. Our aim was to determine the effectiveness of “Sukhi Hrudaya – heart health guide for women” on awareness regarding heart health.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
A quasi-experimental study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of a “Sukhi Hrudaya – heart health guide for women” on awareness by using a nonprobability purposive sampling technique. Data were collected from 70 women (>18 years) who visited the cardiology outpatient department of a tertiary care setting in Manipal. Women in the experimental arm received a “Sukhi Hrudaya – heart health guide for women”. Post-test was performed after a week. The data were analyzed using Statistical Package of Social Sciences software version 25.0, employing both descriptive and inferential statistics.
RESULTS:
The effectiveness was assessed 7 days post-test with an independent samples t-test, which revealed that there were significant differences in the awareness regarding heart health (t(68) = 4.572, P < 0.01) between the experimental and control arms. The mean awareness regarding heart health of the experimental arm (M = 17.29, standard deviation [SD] =3.923) was higher than in the control arm (M = 13.11, SD = 3.708). After assuming equal variances, the mean difference was 4.171 (confidence interval: 5.992–2.351) at 0.05 level of significance.
CONCLUSION:
The positive outcomes suggest the potential integration of such interventions into broader health policies, emphasizing the need for gender-specific strategies to enhance cardiovascular health among women. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d8be69b3eee24fcd9c5e917b60e177c52024-12-09T13:10:19ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Education and Health Promotion2277-95312319-64402024-11-0113142942910.4103/jehp.jehp_1981_23Effectiveness of “Sukhi Hrudaya – heart health guide for women” on heart health awareness in a tertiary care setting of ManipalHenita Joshna MenezesRamachandran PadmakumarNamratha Pai KotebagiluMeenakshi GargAsha KamathSonia R.B D’SouzaBACKGROUND: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a major global burden, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, leading to higher rates of chronic CVDs and increased risks of morbidity and mortality. Offering women a comprehensive Information, Education, and Communication health guide can significantly help combat CVDs by enhancing their awareness regarding heart health. Our aim was to determine the effectiveness of “Sukhi Hrudaya – heart health guide for women” on awareness regarding heart health. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A quasi-experimental study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of a “Sukhi Hrudaya – heart health guide for women” on awareness by using a nonprobability purposive sampling technique. Data were collected from 70 women (>18 years) who visited the cardiology outpatient department of a tertiary care setting in Manipal. Women in the experimental arm received a “Sukhi Hrudaya – heart health guide for women”. Post-test was performed after a week. The data were analyzed using Statistical Package of Social Sciences software version 25.0, employing both descriptive and inferential statistics. RESULTS: The effectiveness was assessed 7 days post-test with an independent samples t-test, which revealed that there were significant differences in the awareness regarding heart health (t(68) = 4.572, P < 0.01) between the experimental and control arms. The mean awareness regarding heart health of the experimental arm (M = 17.29, standard deviation [SD] =3.923) was higher than in the control arm (M = 13.11, SD = 3.708). After assuming equal variances, the mean difference was 4.171 (confidence interval: 5.992–2.351) at 0.05 level of significance. CONCLUSION: The positive outcomes suggest the potential integration of such interventions into broader health policies, emphasizing the need for gender-specific strategies to enhance cardiovascular health among women.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jehp.jehp_1981_23awarenesscardiovascular diseasessecondary preventionwomen |
| spellingShingle | Henita Joshna Menezes Ramachandran Padmakumar Namratha Pai Kotebagilu Meenakshi Garg Asha Kamath Sonia R.B D’Souza Effectiveness of “Sukhi Hrudaya – heart health guide for women” on heart health awareness in a tertiary care setting of Manipal Journal of Education and Health Promotion awareness cardiovascular diseases secondary prevention women |
| title | Effectiveness of “Sukhi Hrudaya – heart health guide for women” on heart health awareness in a tertiary care setting of Manipal |
| title_full | Effectiveness of “Sukhi Hrudaya – heart health guide for women” on heart health awareness in a tertiary care setting of Manipal |
| title_fullStr | Effectiveness of “Sukhi Hrudaya – heart health guide for women” on heart health awareness in a tertiary care setting of Manipal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effectiveness of “Sukhi Hrudaya – heart health guide for women” on heart health awareness in a tertiary care setting of Manipal |
| title_short | Effectiveness of “Sukhi Hrudaya – heart health guide for women” on heart health awareness in a tertiary care setting of Manipal |
| title_sort | effectiveness of sukhi hrudaya heart health guide for women on heart health awareness in a tertiary care setting of manipal |
| topic | awareness cardiovascular diseases secondary prevention women |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jehp.jehp_1981_23 |
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