DOES THE TRAINING PROVIDED BY THE NURSE AFFECT SYMPTOM CONTROL AND HEALTH BEHAVIOR IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME?

İngilizce (OpenAlex)

This study was designed as quasi-experimental to evaluate the effect of nurses' education on patients with acute coronary syndrome on symptom control and health behaviors. The study was conducted with a total of 80 patients with acute coronary syndrome which were 40 interventions and 40 controls, between January and August 2017. Data were collected through the Patient Information Form, Cardiovascular Limitation and Symptoms Profile (CLASP) and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale-II (HLSBS-II). Patients in the intervention group were given training on acute coronary syndrome, risk factors, protecting heart health and healthy lifestyle behaviors. No application was made to the patients in the control group. Eight weeks were waited to observe changes in symptoms, and then the same scales were applied again to assess changes in symptoms and lifestyle behaviors. When the CLASP and HLSBS-II scores of the patients in the intervention and control groups were compared before and after the intervention; It was observed that the CLASP scores of the intervention group decreased significantly (p