Influence of discharge planning on anxiety levels in patients with myocardial infarction
| Author | Mahmood Babaei | en |
| Author | Sima Mohammad Khan Kermanshahi | en |
| Author | Fatemeh Alhani | en |
| Orcid | Sima Mohammad Khan Kermanshahi [0000-0003-2084-2769] | en |
| Issued Date | 2011-06-30 | en |
| Abstract | Introduction: Nowadays, myocardial infarction is the second factor of the deaths after accidents and cancers in the world. The coronary artery diseases are stressful for patients. This research was performed to determine the influence of discharge planning on anxiety levels in acute myocardial infarction patients. Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental study was performed on 60 patients with acute myocardial infarction at CCU (30 patients in each test and control groups). The patients in the test group were received both routine intervention in their ward and designed discharge planning program based on the nursing process for 5 educational sessions at the hospital and followed up for 4- weeks in their homes while, patients in the control group were received only routine intervention in their ward. The anxiety levels in myocardial infarction patients at the beginning of the hospitalization and one month after their discharge was measured by Spill Berger questionnaire. Results: The independent t-test results showed that there is not a significant difference in the situational and total anxiety average scores of the patients in the test and control group before discharge planning. After applying discharge planning, there was a significant difference in the situational and total anxiety average scores of the patients in the test and control group (P | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/ | en |
| Keyword | Anxiety | en |
| Keyword | Discharge planning | en |
| Keyword | Myocardial infarction | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Influence of discharge planning on anxiety levels in patients with myocardial infarction | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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