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Assessment of Informal Caregivers’ knowledge and Practice Regarding Discharge Plan for Post Cardiac Catheterization Patients

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Last updated: 05 Jan 2025

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Community Health Nursing.

Abstract

Background: Discharge plan is a key element in patient with cardiac catheterization care. Aim: This study aimed to assess the informal caregivers' knowledge and practice regarding discharge plan for post cardiac catheterization patients. Research design: Descriptive research was used in this study. Sample: Convenience sample of informal caregivers having post cardiac catheterization patients was included 100 informal caregivers. Setting: It was conducted in cardiac catheterization Department in Tamia general hospital in El-Fayoum governorate, Egypt. Tools: One tool included four parts: First: Sociodemographic data for informal caregivers and patients, second: Past & current medical history of patients, third: Informal caregivers' knowledge, fourth: Informal caregivers' reported practice. Results: The study result revealed that, 63.0 % of the studied sample had poor knowledge regarding discharge plan for post-cardiac catheterization patients. 65.0 % of the studied sample had unsatisfactory with total reported practice regarding discharge plan for post-cardiac catheterization patients. Conclusion: The current study concluded that (63 %) less than two third of the studied informal caregiver had poor total knowledge about discharge plan for post-cardiac catheterization patients, also (65%) two third of them had unsatisfactory total reported practices regarding discharge plan for post-cardiac catheterization patients. There is statistically significant relation between studied informal caregivers' sociodemographic data and their knowledge, and reported practices regarding discharge plan for post-cardiac catheterization patients. Recommendations: Apply health education program for informal caregiver and design booklets about discharge plan for post cardiac catheterization patients to prevent further complications.

DOI

10.21608/hijnrp.2024.297345.1176

Keywords

Assessment, Cardiac Catheterization, Discharge plan, Informal Caregivers knowledge and Practice

Authors

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Mohamed

MiddleName

Mostafa

Affiliation

ministry of health, Egypt

Email

ahmed.ms1181@nursing.helwan.edu.eg

City

Fayoum

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Volume

3

Article Issue

7

Related Issue

50397

Issue Date

2024-09-01

Receive Date

2024-06-12

Publish Date

2024-09-01

Page Start

249

Page End

261

Print ISSN

2735-5799

Online ISSN

2786-0183

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14

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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

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

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Assessment of Informal Caregivers’ knowledge and Practice Regarding Discharge Plan for Post Cardiac Catheterization Patients

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Created At

28 Dec 2024