A Study to Assess the Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Care After Coronary Angioplasty and its Importance Among Care Givers of Coronary Angioplasty Patients at Mamata Super Specialty Hospital, Khammam, Telangana, India

after coronary angioplasty and its importance among care givers of coronary angioplasty patients at Mamata super specialty hospital, Khammam, Telangana”. The objectives were to describe the socio demographic variables of care givers, to assess the levels of knowledge and attitude regarding care after coronary angioplasty and its importance among care givers, to find out the association between the levels of knowledge and attitude scores of care givers with their selected socio demographic variables, to develop and distribute an information booklet regarding care after coronary angioplasty and its importance. Methodology: The study was conducted with a survey research approach for a sample of 50 care givers of coronary angioplasty patients at Mamata super specialty hospital, Khammam, Telangana. Sample was selected by Nonprobability Convenience Sampling technique. The data was collected by Structured Interview schedule. The collected data is analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The study results revealed that levels of knowledge of care givers regarding care after coronary angioplasty and its importance among 50, majority of care givers 33 (66%) had moderately adequate knowledge 14(28%) had inadequate knowledge and 3(6%) adequate knowledge. Regarding attitude scores among 50, Majority of care givers 28 (56%) had favorable attitude and 22(44%) had moderately favorable attitude. Conclusion: The study concluded that the majority of the care givers had moderately adequate knowledge and favorable attitude. So, it is indicated that there is a need to increase the knowledge of care givers regarding care after coronary angioplasty and its importance.