IMPROVING SELF-MANAGEMENT FOR POST STROKE PATIENTS THROUGH STROKE EMPOWERMENT EDUCATION AS PREVENTION OF RECURRENT STROKE

Abstract

Introduction Stroke can result in a wide range of outcomes, including recovery with disabilities, death or survival with the risk of reccurent strokes. Post-stoke patients require special attention to improve self-management behaviors. Stroke empowerment education is an educational approach given to stroke patients with an empowerment focus that centers on the patient. Objective: This study aimed to determine the impact of stroke empowerment education on the self-management of post-stroke patients as a strategy to prevent recurrent strokes. Methods: The research design used was a Quasi-Experiment with a pre-post-test design with a control group. The sampling method used was accidental sampling technique, resulting in 98 respondents. Self-management data were gathered through the The Southampton stroke self-management questionnaire (SSSMQ). The analysis using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test. Results: There was significant impact of stroke empowerment education on self-management of post-stroke patients to precent recurrent stroke with a p-value of 0.000. Conclusion: Stroke empowerment education had a positive impact on enhancing self-management in post-stroke patients as a preventive measure against recurrent strokes. It is recommended that the findings of this research can be applied as an intervention to enhance post-stroke patient services, focusing on improving self-management to help prevent recurrent strokes.