NURS FPX 8040 Assessment 4 Project Charter Part 4: Poster Presentation
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| Project Overview | |||||
| Project Name | Initiating Fight against Coronary Artery Disease through Awareness. | ||||
| Gap Analysis | Awareness regarding Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is essential for early detection, prevention, and treatment. Awareness leads to better health outcomes for the population and tends to reduce the economic burden caused by CAD. In 2020, about 697,000 people died from heart disease (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2022). This disease has cost the US about $229 billion from 2017 to 2018. It is estimated that about 20.1 million adults have CAD (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2022). The quantifiable desired condition for the US would be a reduction in the incidences of CAD, with an increased number of people recognizing the symptoms and seeking medical attention due to increased awareness of the disease. The desired situation would be more people, by 30%, adopting healthier lifestyles, a decrease in the incidence of CAD by 10%, and a 20% increase in the number of people seeking medical conditions. All of this must be achieved in the two years of the intervention of awareness programs. This improvement is essential to reduce the rate of heart failure, heart attacks, and mortality prevailing due to CAD. The methods that can be utilized to identify the gap and measure the improvements can be through surveys to assess the knowledge of adults aged 20 and above. There can be an analysis of the hospital data, like the mortality and hospitalization rates, to identify the gaps in awareness. Focus groups can be organized for the adults to discuss their attitudes, perceptions, and experiences, including their knowledge of the disease and how it has impacted their lives. According to the literature, a community educated on CAD can be beneficial in reducing heart failures or heart attacks (Aminde et al., 2017). | ||||
| Current State | Desired State | Identified Gap | Methods used to identify the Gap | Implications/Relevance to Identified Population | |
| Unawareness of CAD and related complications and mortality. | Enhanced awareness of CAD, its symptoms, complications if left untreated, self-management, and treatment options. | Unawareness of CAD, its risk factors, symptoms, management, treatment, and prevention factors. | Surveys, focus groups, and analysis of hospital data | Improve living standards | |
| Evidence to Support the Need | According to a credible resource, CAD is the most common cause of mortality among adults in the US.Healthcare services for CAD cost more than 200 billion dollars annually (Brown et al., 2022). Lack of awareness and understanding of CAD leads to further complications due to delayed diagnosis and treatment. Education and counseling are known to mitigate the risks of this disease leading to prevention (Brown et al., 2022). According to the research, CAD is highly associated with lifestyle, and preventable risk factors are related to dietary patterns. Increases in urbanization have led to unhealthy lifestyle modifications leading to CAD (Maleki et al., 2019). An increase in awareness can lead to healthier lifestyle modifications. The primary factor affecting mortality and Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALY) loss is CAD. The stressors include high blood pressure, obesity, drinking, intoxication, sedentary lifestyle, and improper dietary practices. The literature supports public health strategies, risk factor prevention programs, and mass media campaigns to promote healthy behaviors and address the prevalence of this disease (Ralapanawa & Sivakanesan, 2021). | ||||
| Problem Statement | Lack of awareness regarding CAD and its complications among adults is a serious health challenge resulting in delayed diagnosis and treatment, leading to increased complications and mortality rates among the population. Developing educational programs targeted to the adult population can improve awareness resulting in earlier diagnosis, effective management, and better prevention. | ||||
| SMART Objectives | SMART goals are essential to lay out the objective that would clarify what needs to be achieved with greater accountability, focus, and motivation. Specific: Increase awareness of CAD, its risk factors, symptoms, self-m
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