Health Education
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients admitted for surgical procedure of myocardial revascularization surgery with or without extracorporeal circulation; oriented and conscious patients; who agree to participate in the study; who have not had previous surgery canceled; with hospitalization time of less than 15 days; aged 18 years or older, of both sexes
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who have undergone any previous surgical procedure; who are hospitalized for other associated surgeries; who have any neurological or psychological disorder capable of altering the understanding found in the diagnosis in the patient's medical record
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find an increase in patient health education in the preoperative period of myocardial revascularization surgery through the use of care-educational technology, assessed by comparing the scores on the Knowledge Assessment Scale of patients about cardiac surgery before and after the intervention, using differential statistical methods and averages in the patients' scores for comparison between groups | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find a decrease in participants' anxiety after the application of the care-educational technology, assessed by the score of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Instrument that will be applied before and after the intervention in each participant | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte