Kalp Pili (Pacemaker) Takılan Hastalara Uygulanan Planlı Eğitim ve Izlem Programının Etkinliğinin Belirlenmesi
Özet
This research, is an intervention study to evaluate effectiveness of planned education and follow-up
program on quality of life, anxiety and depression levels of patients with pacemaker.
The research sample is consisted of 60 (30 intervention, 30 control) patients
implanted with pacemaker that met the study criteria whom followed at Ankara
University Faculty of Medicine Heart Center, and Turkey High Specialization
Education and Investigation Hospital. Nonprobability sampling method was used to
choose the research sampling. Data were collected with; patient identifier data
collection form, Spielberger's State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Beck Depression
Inventory and SF-36 Quality of Life Questionnaire. These scales were applied to
patients at the beginning of the study and again after two months. In the first
interview with patients in intervention group, individual interviews were carried to
identify education requirements, individual education was given on the related
subjects, second meeting is planned for two months later. A phone number is given
to patients and their relatives to reach the researchers during this time. Patients and
their relatives have received counseling from researchers by phone in between the
interviews. The normal clinical procedure continued for the control group, this group
also given education at the end of the research. When groups first and last assessment
results compared; a decrease in the anxiety, depression level, an increase in average
scores of many sub-scale quality of life is identified in. intervention group patients.In
accordance with the results obtained from this study, Also evaluation of psychosocial
aspects of patients with pacemakers, a presence of consultants reachable by
telephone, implementation of planned education and follow-up programs by nurses is
recommended.