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The Effect of Nurse Telephone Follow up Care on Quality of Life in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome after Discharge

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Fatemeh Raziani1, Arsalan Naderipour 2,*, Rostam Jalali3, Mansour Rezaie 4, Bizhan Sabour 2, Rohollah Mohammadi 1
1Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
2Emergency Medicine Department, Paramedical School, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
3Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
4Department of Biostatics, School of Public Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Corresponding author: Arsalan Naderipour , Emergency Medicine Department, Paramedical School, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran, E-mail: Email: naderipoura@yahoo.com

Journal of Clinical Research in Paramedical Sciences:Vol. 6, issue 2; e81362
Published online:May 06, 2017
Article type:Research Article
Received:Aug 12, 2016
Accepted:Mar 04, 2017
How to Cite:Raziani F, Naderipour A, Jalali R, Rezaie M, Sabour B, et al. The Effect of Nurse Telephone Follow up Care on Quality of Life in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome after Discharge. J Clin Res Paramed Sci. 2017;6(2):e81362. doi:

Abstract

Introduction: One of the most effective rehabilitation  is phase discharge training and post-discharge telephone follow-up by nurses. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of nurse’s telephone follow up care on quality of life in patients with acute coronary syndrome after discharge in Kermanshah Imam Reza hospital in 2015.                                                                                                  

Methods: This clinical trial, was performed on 78 patients with acute coronary syndrome randomly were divided into two intervention and control groups. The data collected by demographic data collection form and quality of life questionnaire SF-36. Data were analyzed by using t-test, Wilcoxon, Mann Whitney with SPSS software (version 21).

Results: There was a significant difference between the mean scores of the intervention group before and after nurse telephone intervention (P < 001). There was no significant difference between the two groups before and after the based on general psychological health and general health (p>0/05(. Based on dimensions of quality of life, mean scores in intervention and control groups after the intervention, there was statistically significant difference in physical function, dimensions social functioning, pain, impairment of role due to physical and emotional health, energy / fatigue and emotional (P < 001).

Conclusion: Telephone follow-up after discharge by the nurses  on the quality of life in patients with acute coronary syndrome is effective and as a low-cost method available, it is recommended to improve the quality of life of these patients.                                           

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