A descriptive study on caregivers knowledge regarding homecare needs of stroke patients in a selected Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab

Stroke is one of the main Non-Communicable Disease of public health. It is a global problem of enormous proportion. Stroke is becoming a major cause of premature deaths and disability in developing countries. It has been found that a considerable number of stroke patients will survive from five to ten years after initial incident of stroke. Furthermore, one-fifth of stroke survivors require long term care. Stroke survivors need intensive long term home-care and assistance in their (ADL) Activities of Daily Living from family members, close friends or paid attendant. The Conceptual Framework for the study was based on a "Three Phase Theory" described by Fitts and Posner (1967). A descriptive approach and non experimental research design was adopted for the study. Data was collected through self structured knowledge questionnaire which was developed after extensive literature review and was tested for validity and reliability (r=0.88).