Many patients who receive Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) lack adequate knowledge and understanding of the necessary safety measures post-implantation. Research indicates that patients often feel that the information provided during their care is insufficient and not tailored to their specific needs. To address this gap.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group: 30 patients (study group) received the pre-test and intervention of instructional program regarding the safe measures and post-test apply after 4 weeks for group..
Sponsors
University of Baghdad\ College of Nursing
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who had an implantable cardioverter defibrillator device before (3) months and above A patient who has agreed to participate in the study and were able to attend the follow-up regularly Patients with a traditional implantable cardioverter defibrillator device
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Hospitalized patients Patients had an amputation Patients who had mental retardation such as (Down syndrome). Patients involved with other studies at the same time as the current study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the instructional program on patients' safety measures regarding the knowledge and practice post-ICD, and optimistic to improve the level of an awareness post the intervention for the study group. Timepoint: pre-test was done for both study and control group and intervention of instructional program implemented for study group and post-test apply after 4 weeks for both groups. Method of measurement: The primary outcome variable was measured using self-report data collection, which was then applied to the statistical analysis of the data. | — |
Countries
Iraq
Contacts
Public ContactMohammed Kadhum Sadiq
College of Nursing \ University of Baghdad
Outcome results
None listed