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January 1, 2005Progress in Cardiovascular Nursing

Capacity for Direct Attention in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: The Effects of Psychological Distress

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Population

40 subjects undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, mean age 63 years, 27 men and 13 women.

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

6 weeks

Authors

DCDiane L. Carroll

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Overview

May warrant caution with in-hospital education post-PCI due to distress and attention limits; leaves open optimal timing for prospective trials.

Structured PICO

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Population
40 subjects undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, mean age 63 years, 27 men and 13 women.
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Outcome
Capacity for direct attention (measured by Wechsler Memory Test components) and psychological distress (measured by Profile of Mood States)patient reported

Patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention experience psychological distress and reduced capacity for direct attention during hospitalization, suggesting the hospital environment is suboptimal for patient education.

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Diane L. Carroll (2005) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a83dd166eaad3b729ee8dachttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.0889-7204.2005.03823.x
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