Impacts of Health Education Based on the Concept of Oren's Self-care Theory on Elderly Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke

Objective To explore the intervention effect of health education based on the concept of Oren's self-care theory in elderly patients with acute ischemic stroke. Methods A total of 138 elderly acute ischemic stroke patients admitted to Handan Central Hospital from November 2021 to November 2023 were selected and randomly separated into two groups using a random number table method, each had 69 cases. The control group received routine health education, while the research group received health education based on the concept of Oren's self-care theory on the top of control group. Rehabilitation compliance, self-care ability, limb function, 10-meter walk test (10MWT), Timed up and go test (TUGT), healthy behavior, and self-care ability were compared between two groups. Results The compliance rate of research group was higher than that in control group (P