Heart Disease, Now What? Improving Quality of Life through Education

Lisa Gomes, Cristina Liébana-Presa, Beatriz Araújo, Fátima Marques and Elena Fernández-Martínez
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Lisa Gomes: Nursing School, Minho University, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
Cristina Liébana-Presa: SALBIS Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Campus of Ponferrada, Universidad de León, 24401 Ponferrada, Spain
Beatriz Araújo: Institute of Health Sciences, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal
Fátima Marques: Intensive Care Coronary Unit, Centro Hospitalar De Trás-Os-Montes E Alto Douro, E.P.E., 5000-508 Vila Real, Portugal
Elena Fernández-Martínez: SALBIS Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 6, 1-10

Abstract: Introduction: The management of chronic illness assumes a level of demand for permanent care and reaches a priority dimension in the health context. Given the importance of nursing care to post-acute coronary syndrome patients, the objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of an educational intervention program on quality of life in patients after acute coronary syndrome. Method: Quasi-experimental study with two groups: an experimental group exposed to the educational intervention program and the control group without exposure to the educational intervention program. Results: The results showed statistically significant differences between both groups ( p < 0.001). Although only valid for the specific group of subjects studied, the educational intervention program enabled significant gains in quality of life. Conclusions: According to the findings of the study, a systematized and structured educational program, integrated into the care organization and based on transition processes, is effective in developing self-care skills and improves the quality of life in patients after acute coronary syndrome.

Keywords: coronary disease; cardiac rehabilitation; health education; quality of life; self-care (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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