Assessment of nutritional status and imparting education of the selected subjects with cardiovascular disease

Cardiovascular disease is a condition in which it is deals with irregular performance of the heart due to single or several reasons. It is epidemic in India and also one of the major causes of the death of the people. The experiment was carried out to assess the nutritional status of the selected subjects with cardiovascular disease and creation of static website for its management. Area and subjects were selected by the investigator. Nutritional status, Socio economic status, REAP, frequency consumption of common foods, of the selected subjects were assessed and observed. A static nutritional website was created by gathering material from various sources to overcome the problems of the subjects. The website was launched with the help of a programmer. The questionnaire which comprised of 30 questions was framed to assess the nutritional knowledge attitude and practice (KAP) of the selected subjects. Nutrition education was given by using oral posters, catalogues and the created static nutritional website. Before and after valuation KAP of the subjects were done by using questionnaire to assess the progress of the subjects. The mean score 13±2.15 obtained in pre test was increased to 21±3.04 after imparting nutrition education. The gain in nutritional knowledge scores was 8±0.63 and the quantum of improvement was 1.80 times.