Predischarge education improves adherence to a healthy lifestyle among Jordanian patients with acute coronary syndrome

Nidal F. Eshah RN, CNS, PhD,

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Nidal F. Eshah RN, CNS, PhD

Faculty of Nursing, Zarqa University, Zarqa, Jordan

Correspondence address: Nidal F. Eshah, Faculty of Nursing, Zarqa University, 13132-P.O. Box 132222, Zarqa, Jordan. Email: [email protected]; [email protected]Search for more papers by this author

Nidal F. Eshah RN, CNS, PhD,

Corresponding Author

Nidal F. Eshah RN, CNS, PhD

Faculty of Nursing, Zarqa University, Zarqa, Jordan

Correspondence address: Nidal F. Eshah, Faculty of Nursing, Zarqa University, 13132-P.O. Box 132222, Zarqa, Jordan. Email: [email protected]; [email protected]Search for more papers by this author

First published: 10 January 2013

https://doi.org/10.1111/nhs.12018

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Abstract

Risk factor reduction and modification of patient lifestyle have become the focus of secondary prevention and cardiac rehabilitation programs. Considering the scarcity of resources in developing countries, nurses can potentially provide great benefit to acute coronary syndrome patients by utilizing hospital time to teach the patients how to lower their risk for recurrence and adopt healthier lifestyles after discharge. The purpose of this study was to identify the effectiveness of a predischarge education on acute coronary syndrome patients' lifestyles. Quasi-experimental pretest–post-test design was used. The patients assigned to the experimental group were offered predischarge education that stimulates lifestyle modification and adoption of a healthier lifestyle. The experimental group scored significantly higher than the control group in three lifestyle components – health responsibilities, nutrition, and interpersonal relations. In conclusion, predischarge education helps motivate acute coronary syndrome patients to adhere to a healthy lifestyle postdischarge. Therefore, nurses must be educated and prepared to be qualified health educators, and health education should continue as one of the most important daily nursing practices, thus it is invested in the preparation of acute coronary patients' discharge plan.

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