IOSR Journal of Nursing and Health Science (IOSR-JNHS) e-ISSN: 2320–1959.p- ISSN: 2320–1940 Volume 1, Issue 6 (Jul – Aug 2013), PP 17-21 www.iosrjournals.org www.iosrjournals.org 17 | Page Effectiveness of planned teaching programme, on risk factors of coronary artery disease (CAD) to create knowledge and preventive health behaviour among administrative employees Rajesh Kumar Sharma Lecturer, Himalayan College of Nursing, HIHT, Dehradun, India Abstract: Aim: The main aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a planned teaching programme regarding the knowledge of risk factors of CAD among the administrative employees of selected colleges Material and methods: in selected colleges administrative employees were selected through simple random technique 60 administrative employees were selected, 30 each in experimental group and control group. Data were collected by (1) structured knowledge questionnaire on CAD (2) Structured self rating scale on CAD. Content validation and reliability was established for all tools. On 1 st day after random selection of subjects, pre-tests were administrated to both, i.e., the experimental and control groups. Next day the PTP on risk factors of CAD was conducted to the experimental group. On 8 th day of PTP post-test was given to both the groups using the same tools. Analysis: Most of the sample (experimental group-80%, control group-86.7%) had moderate knowledge regarding risk factors of CAD in the pre-test. Whereas the mean percentage post-test scores and the modified gain scores in all areas were found to be high in experimental group only. There was significant difference between pre-test post-test knowledge scores in experimental group only (t 29 =13.717, p<0.05). The effectiveness of planned teaching programme between experimental group and control group (t 58 =12.179, p<0.05) was highly significant. There was no significant association between pre-test knowledge and selected demographic variables. Conclusion: It was concluded that the planned teaching program is an effective strategy which can help administrative employees to increase their knowledge and preventive health behaviour regarding risk factors of CAD. Key words: Effectiveness Planned teaching programme, Risk factor, Coronary artery disease (CAD), Knowledge and Administrative Employees. I. Introduction The incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) is on the rise in modern world. Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is a leading cause of cardio vascular mortality worldwide with > 4.5 million deaths occurring in developing world 1 . Due to industrialization and changing feature of socio-economic scenario, the incidence of CAD is rising in developing countries as well 2 . Cardiovascular deaths in India are estimated to be 2.5 million per year. Prevalence of coronary artery disease in India is three to four folds higher than in America and Europe 3 . It has been believed that public awareness programme & community education is the best instrument to create the knowledge and in the prevention of occurrence of CAD by helping people to take care of their own health. Need for the study Indians have the highest rates of CAD all over the world. It is 2 to 4 time higher at all ages and 5 to 10 time higher in those below 40 years of age. The excess burden of CAD in Indians is due to combination of nature (Genetic predisposition) and decreased physical activity and increased consumption of calories and metabolic abnormalities appears to have a synergistic effect on the development of CAD in genetically predisposed individuals 4 . CAD epidemics are essentially preventable according to existing knowledge. In the majority of developed countries CAD mortality has fallen by a third or half in the last two decades. In USA the SMR (Standard mortality rate) of CAD is decline by 54%. The rate of decline in CAD was substantially greater among educated. This is a clear proof that the ravages of CAD can be reduced mainly by modifying the lifestyle 5 . Several studies have found that the knowledge about the risk factors of CHD of the population under study was inadequate. Further the clinical experience of the researcher also shows that in general, people have