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A Study to Assess the Importance of Antioxidant in Reducing Risk of Heart Attack Among Middle Age People in Selected Urban Areas of Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Harimohan Singh , Hina Patel1 , Harimohan Singh2

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Journal of Emergency and Trauma Nursing 1(1):p 21-26, . | DOI:
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Hina Patel, Harimohan Singh. A Study to Assess the Importance of Antioxidant in Reducing Risk of Heart Attack Among Middle
Age People in Selected Urban Areas of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Journal of Emergency and Trauma Nursing. 2020;1(1):21–26.


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Pre-experimental study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of information booklet regarding importance of antioxidant in reducing risk related to heart attack among middle age group people in selected urban areas of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The study was conducted among middle age group people and selected areas of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The main objective of our study was to evaluate the effectiveness of information booklet regarding importance of antioxidant in reducing risk related to heart attack among middle age group people in selected urban areas of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The ‘General system model’ was used as the conceptual framework. A quantitative approach with experimental study design was used to achieve the objective of the study. The samples consisted of 30 middle age people in selected urban areas of Ahmedabad. The purposive sampling technique was used to collect the sample. A structured questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge regarding importance antioxidants in reducing risk related to heart attack among middle age people in selected urban areas of Ahmedabad. Data gathered was analyzed and interpreted using both experimental and inferential statistics. The mean and SD on concept mapping in pretest was 7.53 and 4.956, whereas the mean and SD of post test was 14.76 and 6.67. the calculated ‘t’ value was greater than tabulated ‘t’ value. Hence the null hypothesis was rejected and the research hypothesis was accepted. The result shows that when information booklet was given to middle age people, they achieve the best scores. This study therefore, offers an encouraging solution towards improvement of middle age people’s performance regarding importance of antioxidants.

 


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Hina Patel, Harimohan Singh. A Study to Assess the Importance of Antioxidant in Reducing Risk of Heart Attack Among Middle
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Importance of Antioxidant; Reducing Heart Attack; Information Booklet

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