Comparison of Face to Face vs. Group Training on Self-pulse Rate taking Ability of Patients
Open Access
- 20 February 2019
- journal article
- Published by Armenian Green Publishing Co. in International Journal of Cardiovascular Practice
- Vol. 4 (1), 7-9
- https://doi.org/10.21859/ijcp-401
Abstract
72 Introduction: Determining the rate and regularity of peripheral arterial pulses has a major role in assessing the clinical status of patients with cardiovascular disorders. We compared two training methods on the ability of patients to take their radial pulse rate accurately. Methods: Three-hundred patients were randomly divided into two arms. One arm received individual face-to-face training and the other arm received group training via displaying an animation movie. Immediately after the training and then after 48 hours, the patients were tested by a nurse to find out whether they have learned the correct technique of taking radial pulse rate or not. Results: Immediately after the intervention, 84.9% in face-to-face arm and 81.8% in group training arm were able to correctly count their radial pulse rate (P = 0.536). After 48 hours, 71.7% in face-to-face and 60.8% in group training arm were able to correctly count their radial pulse rate (P = 0.051). Conclusions: Both methods were effective to improve the ability of the patients to count their radial pulse rate correctly though face-to-face method was marginally superior to group training.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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