[01] Adebisi Isiak Hammed, Department of Physiotherapy, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria. [02] Elias Okey Agwubike, Department of Human Kinetics and Sports Science, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria.

Stroke has been described as a “Brain Attack” based on its recognition as a medical emergency that demands urgent attention, comparable to that of a heart attack. It is a disease condition with enormous challenges, with serious impact on survivor’s quality of life. This is so because stroke can affect virtually all human functions with a sudden onset of decline in community integration that leaves the individual and the family members’ ill prepared to deal with the impairments. The objective of this study was to establish the influence of 8-week of Health Education Programme (HEP) on community re-integration of stroke survivors. The findings of this study would help health professionals/workers to take health education into consideration in the management of patients with stroke thereby enhancing clinical outcome. This study was a quasi-experimental design. A total of 36 stroke survivors participated in the study. Community integration of the participants was measured using Community Integration Measure (CIM) prior to and following 8-week HEP. Data generated were analyzed using inferential statistics of one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and the statistical significance was accepted for p value of <0.05. The findings of the study showed that HEP had significant influence on community integration of stroke survivors. It was concluded that HEP can substantially enhance community integration of stroke survivors. Therefore, health education should be considered a key element in the management of stroke survivors.

Health, Education, Society and Stroke

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