Why the study?
Does a nurse-led education and support plan improve health-related quality of life in patients undergoing ICD implantation compared to conventional physician education?
Population
20 patients undergoing implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation for grave ventricular arrhythmias.
Comparison
Nurse-led plan of education and ongoing support. vs Conventional patient education provided by the…
Design
RCT, Randomly allocated into two groups
Key result
Nurse-led education and ongoing support resulted in a significant improvement in quality of life after ICD implantation in the study group (p<0.05).
Authors
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Supports nurse-led education post-ICD implantation; extends randomized evidence for multidisciplinary care improving device patient outcomes.
RCT (n=20)
Randomly allocated
Does a nurse-led education and support plan improve health-related quality of life in patients undergoing ICD implantation compared to conventional physician education?
p-value: p=<0.05
Nurse-led education and ongoing support for ICD patients may improve specific quality of life domains such as sleep disturbances and fulfill a need for continued information and contact.
Carlsson et al. (2002) conducted an RCT in Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) (n=20). Nurse-led education and ongoing support vs. Conventional patient education by the physician was evaluated on Health-related quality of life (Nottingham Health Profile) (p=<0.05). Nurse-led education and ongoing support resulted in a significant improvement in quality of life after ICD implantation in the study group (p<0.05).
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