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Assessment Patient s’ Knowledge and Practice Regarding Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Device in outpatient clinic at the National Heart Institute.

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Last updated: 05 Jan 2025

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Community Health Nursing.

Abstract

Background: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) uses a device called a biventricular pacemaker that sends electrical signals to both lower chambers of the heart (ventricles). Aim: This study aimed to assess patients' knowledge & practice regarding cardiac resynchronization therapy device. Study design: Descriptive research design was used in this study. Sample: purposive sample includes 190 patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy device. Setting: Outpatient clinics at the National Heart Institute. Tool for data collection: one tool used is composed of four parts, 1st part: interviewing questionnaire including socio-demographic characteristics, 2nd part: Past and current complaints of patients with heart failure, 3rd part: patients' knowledge about heart failure disease and cardiac resynchronization therapy devices, 4th part: patient's reported practice regarding cardiac resynchronization therapy device Results: revealed that, 52.60 % of the patients had total unsatisfactory reported practices while, 74.70 % of the patients had an inadequate level of total knowledge about heart failure disease and cardiac resynchronization therapy device post implementation of a health education program. Conclusion: The current study concludes that the majority of patients had inadequate level of knowledge & unsatisfactory total reported practices regarding heart failure disease and cardiac resynchronization therapy devices. Recommendations: provide health educational programs to all patients regarding heart failure disease and cardiac resynchronization in outpatient clinics at the National Heart Institute.

DOI

10.21608/hijnrp.2023.215498.1075

Keywords

patients, Knowledge, Outpatients

Authors

First Name

Abeer

Last Name

Ahmed

MiddleName

Farag

Affiliation

Helwen city

Email

abeerfarag829@gmail.com

City

Helwan

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Volume

2

Article Issue

4

Related Issue

42147

Issue Date

2023-12-01

Receive Date

2023-06-04

Publish Date

2023-12-01

Page Start

132

Page End

144

Print ISSN

2735-5799

Online ISSN

2786-0183

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https://hijnrp.journals.ekb.eg/article_332808.html

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Scientific Research Periodical

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1,926

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Journal

Publication Title

Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice

Publication Link

https://hijnrp.journals.ekb.eg/

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Assessment Patient s’ Knowledge and Practice Regarding Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Device in outpatient clinic at the National Heart Institute.

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Created At

28 Dec 2024