Impact of Comprehensive Discharge Program on Patients' Perception Post -Surgical Heart Valve Replacement
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: Background: Valvular heart disease (VHD) is the next epidemic in the cardiovascular field, affecting millions of people worldwide and having a major impact on health care system, discharge program after heart valve replacement is a key element in the care of patients and management of their complications. Aim of study: Assess the effect of educational program on patients' perception post -surgical heart valve replacement. Research design: A quasi -experimental research design of one group (study group) pre-test and post-test design was used. Setting: The study was conducted at inpatient clinic in cardio thoracic unit and outpatient clinic at Beni-Seuf University hospital. Sample: A purposive sample of 80 adult patients admitted to cardio thoracic department. Tools: two tools were used as follow Tool I: patient assessment that included demographic characteristics of participated patients Tool II: Patients' perception scale post -surgical heart valve replacement. Results: A highly significant improvement were found among all studied patients regarding their total level of perception about general perception, physical activity and follow up system post and follow up 3 months of education program compared to pre- program with P value = 0.000. Conclusion: Implementation of the discharge plan has highly significant positive effect on total patients’ perception after heart valve replacement surgery, which support the study hypotheses Recommendations: Develop audiovisual materials (animation movies and cartoon training/education about comprehensive discharge instructions for heart valve replacement surgery patient's.
Authors: marwa khalid, Manal Salah yaqoup, Mona Hasan Ibraheem, Amira Mohammed Ali Hassan
Institution: Beni-Suef University
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4417235147
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