The effects of Nurse Led Transitional Care Model on elderly patients undergoing open heart surgery: a randomized controlled trial

Coskun S., DUYGULU S.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING, cilt.21, sa.1, ss.46-55, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvab005
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, PASCAL, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.46-55
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Autonomy, Elderly, Heart surgery, Nurse-led intervention, Quality of life, Transitional Care Model, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, CARDIAC-SURGERY, FUNCTIONAL AUTONOMY, READMISSIONS, OUTCOMES, PROGRAM, SYSTEM
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aims Rate and number of successful cases in open heart surgery has been increasing due to the advances in medical technology and surgery. To improve patient convalescence results and reduce rate of post-discharge readmission to hospital and unplanned post-discharge rehospitalization, home-care and follow-up process of patients should be managed successfully. To evaluate the effectiveness of Nurse Led Transitional Care Model on the functional autonomy, quality of life, readmission, and rehospitalization rates of elderly patients undergoing open heart surgery. A randomized controlled trial was conducted from November 2017 to December 2018 and performed according to the CONSORT Guidelines.