J Korean Acad Fundam Nurs.  2006 Apr;13(1):42-49.

The Effects of Individualized Cardiac Rehabilitation Education for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Patients

• Kim NC
• Choi KO

Abstract

PURPOSE: This study was done to evaluate the effectiveness of cardiac rehabilitation education individualized to PCI patients in order to improve their knowledge of these diseases and to lessen their anxiety. METHOD: A Quasi-experimental design with non-equivalent control group non-synchronized design was used. The experimental group had the PCI operation for ischemic heart disease and individualized cardiac rehabilitation education and counseling twice for 25 minutes each time using an educational booklet developed by the authors. The effects of the education were analyzed using a knowledge assessment tool, state anxiety inventory and anxiety visual analogue scale.
RESULTS
The experimental group who received the individualized cardiac rehabilitation education showed a high level of knowledge about diseases compared to the control group and particularly showed a significant difference in knowledge about the drugs used for treatment. However, no significant difference was observed between the two groups in the level of state anxiety and anxiety visual analogue scale.

Keyword

Ischemic heart disease; Rehabilitation; Education; Knowledge

MeSH Terms

Anxiety
Counseling
Education*
Humans
Myocardial Ischemia
Pamphlets
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention*
Rehabilitation*