Effect of timing it right family support program on patients′ uncertainty in illness and relatives care ability of acute myocardial infarction patients with percutaneous transluminal coronary intervention treatment / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To investigate the effect of timing it right family support program-based care on patients′ uncertainty in illness and relatives care ability of acute myocardial infarction patients with percutaneous transluminal coronary intervention treatment, and to provide reference for family continuous care of such patients.Methods:A total of 88 patients and relatives admitted to the department of cardiology in Hebei People′s Hospital from March 2018 to May 2019 were randomly divided into intervention group (44 cases) and control group (44 cases). The control group received routine care, while the intervention group received timing it right family support program based on the routine care. Two groups were given follow-up for 6 months, the patients′ uncertainty in illness and relatives care burden and care ability were compared between two groups.Results:3 months, 6 months after discharge, the ambiguity, unpredictability and total uncertainty in illness scores were significantly decreased in the intervention group compared to the control group [(17.89±3.67), (14.56±3.15), (11.82±1.68), (10.31±1.62), (43.21±4.71), (38.31±4.19) vs. (19.83±3.43), (16.85±2.56), (13.29±2.37), (11.90±2.26), (47.34±5.58), (42.24±3.89)], the differences were statically significant ( t value was 2.435-4.351, P<0.05). At discharge and 3 months, 6 months after discharge, the scores of sociability burden were significantly decreased in the intervention group compared to the control group [(4.49±0.99), (3.59±0.79), (2.92±0.35) vs. (5.14±1.22), (3.98±0.82), (3.61±0.67)]; 3 months and 6 months after discharge, the scores of time-depending burden and total burden scores were significantly decreased in the intervention group compared to the control group [(12.79±2.50), (10.51±3.08), (37.31±4.22), (31.72±3.39) vs. (14.61±2.86), (13.32±3.09), (40.34±3.97), (36.19±3.27)]; 6 months after discharge, the scores of development-limited burden were significantly decreased in the intervention group compared to the control group [(7.36±1.11) vs. (8.07±1.31)], the differences were statically significant ( t value was 2.146-6.020, P<0.05). At discharge and 3 months, 6 months after discharge, the scores of learning to cope with new role, providing care according to care-receiver`s needs, managing own emotional needs, appraising supportive resources balancing care-giving needs and own needs and total care ability scores were significantly decreased in the intervention group compared to the control group, the differences were statically significant ( t value was 4.957-25.242, P<0.01). Conclusion:Timing it right family support program can alleviate patients′ uncertainty in illness and improve relatives care abilily of acute myocardial infarction patients with percutaneous transluminal coronary intervention treatment.