KNOWLEDGE REGARDING RISK FACTORS AND PREVENTION OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE (CAD) AMONG BANK WORKERS OF BANKS: A PREEXPERIMENTAL STUDY

Abstract

Background: India is a large and socioeconomically diverse country, and there could be evidence of all the stages of this transition in the country. Sedentary lifestyle is one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). The work environment can enhance the CHD risk. There is a denite and direct link between work situation and health status. Bank employees are certainly one group to be considered where the work situation would allude to their health status. As coronary artery disease is the only cardiovascular condition which can be prevented so always “prevention is better than cure”. Aim: To assess knowledge regarding risk factors and prevention of coronary artery disease (cad) among bank workers of banks in Kolhapur city, Maharashtra Methodology: The researcher decided to frame a structured questionnaire. After approval from the guide and suggested modications from expertise done, then pilot study was conducted. The interpretations were drawn for feasibility and validity of the study. The pilot study was conducted at selected banks of Kolhapur from 09.12.2019 to 21.01.2020 to nd out the feasibility of the tool. Required permission taken from the Bank authority (manager) was taken before study. A total of 30 (10% of total population of main study) samples were selected for pilot as per sampling criteria. Informed consents were taken from the samples prior to pre-test and then structured questionnaire (pre-test) was given on 1st, 2nd and 3rd day in group of 10 samples. Learning package was administered to each sample on same day of pre-test. Post-test was conducted by using same tool after 7th day of pre-test. By conducting pilot study conclusion was made, tool and study design were found to be feasible. The reliability of the results drawn out of pilot study was checked and found to be 0.75. Learning package: Learning package was prepared by reviewing Medical surgical and cardiothoracic books, Journals, research and non-research articles, consulting experts in the area including nutritionist and important risk factors and prevention of Coronary Artery Disease were included in the learning package. Results: Maximum were between age group 11(36.66%) subjects were 41- 50 years, majority of subjects 22(73.33%) were male maximum 21(70%) of the subjects were graduates maximum 10(33.33%) of the subjects were senior clerk Maximum 14(46.7%) of the subjects were belongs to Hindu religion maximum 22(73.33%) of the subjects were married that maximum 12(40%) of the subjects were belongs to nuclear family maximum 17(56.7%) of the subjects were from rural maximum 18(60%) of the subjects were mixed diet maximum 21(70%) of the subjects were not having any unhealthy habits maximum 17(56.7%) of the subjects were not having any illness history maximum 11(36.7%) of the subjects were having high blood pressure of family illness, maximum 22(73.33%) of the subjects were heard about risk factors and prevention of Coronary Artery Disease maximum 16(72.72%) subjects were have heard about risk factors and prevention of Coronary Artery Disease from mass med in pre-test majority of the subjects 28(93.33%) had average knowledge in post-test all 30(100%) subjects are in good knowledge category. Conclusion: This study results proved that the impact of informative learning package is effective to improve the knowledge scores of bank workers regarding risk factors and prevention of Coronary Artery Disease. Thus this study conducted by the researcher had a signicant impact on knowledge scores of bank workers regarding risk factors and prevention of Coronary Artery Disease in the selected banks of Kolhapur.