Why the study?
What are the patient and carer experiences of undergoing primary angioplasty for acute STEMI?
Population
Patients and carers experiencing primary angioplasty for acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (n=16)
Design
Other
Authors
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Feeling 'fixed' after primary angioplasty may reduce rehabilitation uptake; hypothesis-generating for education interventions to sustain secondary prevention.
What are the patient and carer experiences of undergoing primary angioplasty for acute STEMI?
The feeling of being 'fixed' after primary angioplasty contributes to high patient satisfaction but may negatively impact the uptake of post-discharge rehabilitation and lifestyle changes.
Sampson et al. (2008) studied this question.
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