A Study to assess the risk factors with Knowledge and Attitude among Adults and in a view to develop SIM on CAD in a selected Hospital, Madurai.

INTRODUCTION: Cardiovascular diseases are the world’s largest killers, claiming 17.1 million lives a year. Tobacco use, an unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and harmful use of alcohol increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Coronary artery disease which encompasses acute Myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the industrialized world. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM: “A study to assess the risk factors with knowledge and attitude among adults and in a view to develop SIM on CAD in a selected hospital, Madurai”. OBJECTIVES: 1. To screen the risk factors of CAD among the adult patients. 2. To assess the knowledge and attitude on CAD among adult patients. 3. To correlate risk factors of CAD with knowledge and attitude among adult patients. 4. To find the association between risk factors of CAD with selected demographic variables among adult patients. 5. To find the association between knowledge and attitude on CAD with selected demographic variables among adult patients. REVIEW OF LITERATURE: Review of literature was prepared on prevalence, knowledge, attitude and awareness regarding CAD. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK: The conceptual framework was developed based on Health Belief Model by Becker and Maiman’s (1975). METHODOLOGY: Research Design: The research design of the study was descriptive in nature. Setting of the study: The study was conducted at Christian Mission Hospital in Madurai. Sample Size: The sample size for this study is 100 adult patients between the ages of 20-60 years. Method of Sampling: Samples for this study were selected through convenience sampling technique. RESULTS: Results shows that majority of adult patients had moderate risk (60%), adequate knowledge (62%) and favourable attitude (88%) on CAD. The obtained “r” value for correlation between risk factors and knowledge was – 0.083, which was negative correlation. The obtained “r” value for correlation between risk factors and attitude was – 0.033, which was negative correlation. The obtained “r” value for correlation between knowledge and attitude was 0.702, which was highly positive. CONCLUSION: The investigator believes that this study would be useful contribution for creating awareness to the adults regarding coronary artery disease. Nurses play a vital role in educating the peoples, especially adults in order to prevent the occurrence of CAD