Lifestyle of the Patients with Myocardial Infraction

Abstract

The present study entitled on"Life Style of the Patients With MyocardialInfraction"conducted on the cardiac ward of Nobel Hospital of Biratnagar Morang,was conducted to assess the lifestyle of the patients with CHD, to find out theassociation between life style and selected variables and to assess the knowledge andperception about causes, risk factors and preventive measures of CHD. This study wasbased on descriptive research design using quantitative data. The respondents forsurvey were selected by the help of purposive sampling method. Required data andinformation were collected through structured questionnaire and semi structuredinterview. According to the study 45.45% of the respondents were of 51-60 years 30.9% ofthe respondents were illiterate 5.45% of respondents were involved in labour, 58.18%were male, 47.27% of the respondents haven't done physical exercise, 56.36% hadfamily history of diabetes, 52.73% of the respondents had diabetes to them, 60% ofrespondents had family history of high blood pressure more than half 67.27% had highblood pressure to them and 52.73% had high cholesterol to them. Among all the respondents 49.09% of them had habit of drinking alcohol,69.09% of the were familiar about heart attack, 67.27% had family history of CVDS,more than half 58.18% had knowledge about the causes of heart attack, 61.82% wereunknown about the preventive measures of CVDS, not even a single respondents hadhealth insurance or discount coupons, and name of the respondents had kept medicinewith them for emergency. In conclusion, it can be said that due to poor economic condition many peoplecannot have access to the treatment of CVDS. The above fact shows that poor economiccondition, age, body weight, high blood sugar, high blood pressure, high cholesterol aredirectly related to the health of people. This study alsoshows that although respondents were familiar about heartattack and it's causes, they were unknown about its symptoms and preventive measures.Therefore, it can be said that by providing them health awareness education throughdifferent programme in bothlocal and national level, the alarming condition of CVDSmay get reduced.