중년여성을 위한 심뇌혈관질환 예방 교육프로그램의 효과

Effect of a Cardiocerebrovascular Disease Prevention Education Program for Middle-aged Women

Purpose : This study was conducted to examine effects of a Cardiocerebrovascular Disease (CVD) prevention education program on knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy among middle-aged women. Methods : A non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. Participants were 53 middle-aged women who registered in a community health center in S city. The experimental group (n＝25) received the Cardiocerebrovascular Disease prevention education program 6 times over 6 weeks. Knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy on Cardiocerebrovascular Disease of the participants were examined with self-report questionnaires. Data were collected between June 25 and August 3, 2018, and were analyzed using x2-test, Fisher’s exact test, Independent t-test, with SPSS/WIN 22.0. Results : After the intervention, the experimental group showed a significantly higher score in the level of self-efficacy(p＝.040) compared to the control group. However, statistically, no significant difference were noted for knowledge(p＝.717), attitude(p＝.764) of Cardiocerebrovascular Disease prevention. Conclusion : Results suggest that a Cardiocerebrovascular Disease prevention education program can be an effective strategy to improve self-efficacy on Cardiocerebrovascular Disease in middle-aged women.