April 3, 2013Journal of Clinical Nursing
Evaluation of an education and follow‐up programme for implantable cardioverter defibrillator‐implanted patients
Key result
An education and nurse follow-up programme increased knowledge levels, decreased anxiety and depression scores, and improved quality of life in ICD-implanted patients at 6 months.
Why the study?
Does an education and nurse follow-up programme improve quality of life, anxiety, depression, and knowledge in ICD-implanted patients?
Population
54 patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators in Turkey.
Comparison
Planned education and nurse follow-up programme. vs Control group (standard care implied).
Design
Other
Follow-up
6 months
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Discussion
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Implication
May support nurse education programmes in ICD patients; leaves open confirmation via randomized trials.
Structured PICO
Does an education and nurse follow-up programme improve quality of life, anxiety, depression, and knowledge in ICD-implanted patients?
P
Population
54 patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator evaluated at baseline and six months.
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Intervention
Planned education and nurse follow-up programme.
C
Comparator
Control group (standard care implied).
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Outcome
Quality of life (The Short-Form 36 Health Survey), anxiety (Spielberger's State-Trait Anxiety Inventory), depression (Beck Depression Inventory II), and knowledge level at 6 months.patient reported
A planned education and nurse follow-up program improves knowledge, quality of life, and psychological well-being in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators.
Cite This Study
Çınar et al. (2013) studied Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantation (n=54). Education and nurse follow-up programme vs. Control group was evaluated on Quality of life, anxiety, depression and knowledge level. An education and nurse follow-up programme increased knowledge levels, decreased anxiety and depression scores, and improved quality of life in ICD-implanted patients at 6 months.