How Do Patients Understand Safety for Cardiac Implantable Devices? Importance of Postintervention Education

Autor: Bekir Serhat Yildiz, Gulin Findikoglu, Yusuf Izzettin Alihanoglu, Ismail Dogu Kilic, Harun Evrengul, Hande Senol
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Rehabilitation Research and Practice, Vol 2018 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-2867
2090-2875
DOI: 10.1155/2018/5689353
Popis: Aim. This study was designed to assess the effect of patient education on the knowledge of safety and awareness about living with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) within the context of phase I cardiac rehabilitation. Methods. The study was conducted with 28 newly implanted CIED patients who were included in “education group (EG)”. Patients were questioned with a survey about living with CIEDs and electromagnetic interference (EMI) before and 1 month after an extensive constructed interview. Ninety-three patients who had been living with CIEDs were included in the “without education group (woEG)”. Results. Patients in EG had improved awareness on topics related to physical and daily life activities including work, driving, sports and sexual activities, EMI of household items, harmful equipment, and some of the medical devices in the hospital setting (p
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