EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAM ONHOME CARE MANAGEMENT OF HCV

Introduction: Patients with hepatitis C includes the home care management, reducing the demands of the liverdisease while promoting physical well-being, preventing complications of hepatitis, enhance self-concept, acceptance of situation, and providing information about the disease process, prognosis, andtreatment.

Aim: A study to evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regardinghome care management to maintenance of health among patients of hepatitis C.

Objective: To assess the knowledge on home care management among patients of hepatitis C attendinggastroenterology OPD at PGIMS Rohtak, evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching program on knowledge regarding homecare management among patients of hepatitis C and to find out the association between knowledge on home care management among patients ofhepatitis C with demographic variable.

Method: A pre experimental one group pre- test and post test design was used to conduct the studyamong 100 patients of hepatitis C who were selected by convenient sampling technique forthe study. Self -structured questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge score.

Conclusion: There are positive implications of the study not only fin home based management of HCV patients but also are in relation to nursing practice, nursing education, nursing administration and nursing research.