Key result
Wait times, fear of death, pain, and support systems shape the cardiac revascularization experience.
Why the study?
Factors influencing the experience of cardiac revascularization surgery among patients, family members, and health professionals were not well understood.
Understanding the personal and institutional factors affecting the cardiac revascularization experience can help nurses and health professionals improve pre- and post-operative care.
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Qualitative insights into revascularization experiences may guide tailored support; leaves open need for quantitative validation before practice change.
This study aimed to understand the factors which influence the process of experiencing cardiac revascularization surgery for patients, family members and health professionals, in a hospital which is a center of excellence, located in the South region of Brazil. The methodological framework was Grounded Theory. Data collection was undertaken in October 2010 - May 2012 through semi-structured interviews with 33 participants (patients, family members, doctors, nurses, a physical education trainer and a nursing technician), distributed in four sample groups. The personal and institutional intervenient factors identified were: the wait for the surgery, fear of death, use of drains and the orotracheal tube in the post-operative period, pain management, access to the medication, religiosity, the presence of scars, and support from the family and the health professionals. Knowledge of these factors by nurses can guide and benefit the professionals' clinical practice and the care for the revascularized patient in the pre- and post-operative period.
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Lanzoni et al. (2015) studied Cardiac revascularization surgery (n=33). Factors influencing cardiac revascularization experience was evaluated on Factors which influence the process of experiencing cardiac revascularization surgery. Factors influencing the cardiac revascularization experience included wait times, fear of death, post-operative pain, and support from family and health professionals.
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