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THE IMPACT OF NURSING INTERVENTION ON THE PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL STATUS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING PACEMAKER IMPLANTATION: AN INTERVENTIONAL STUDY | ||
| AL-TAQANI | ||
| Article 1, Volume 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 55-66 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hakemia Shaker Hasian; Khalida A.M.AL-Gersha; Amar .T.Al Hamdi | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Objective : to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing intervention on the physical and psychological status of patients undergoing pacemaker implantation. Methodology:The population of the study consisted of (59) patients admitted to Al- Kadumia teaching hospital from 15 th of April 2004 to 15 th of March 2005.The sample is divided into the study group (30) patients who received pre-post operative special nursing care by the investigator and the other control group (29) patients received a routine care from the hospital . Results: The results show that there is statistically highly significant difference between the study and the control groups in sitting and standing from a chair for two minutes two weeks post pacing.The results also revealed that there is a marked improvement in the psychological status of study group as compared to control group. Recommendation: The investigator recommends, that patients undergone pacemaker implantation must be involved in pre and post implantation teaching program to improve physical and psychological status. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Nursing intervention; physical; psychological; pacemaker implantation | ||
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