The Impact of Cardiac Pacemaker Education Provided to Women During Menopause on Quality of Life: A Randomized Controlled Study

Purpose: In this study, it was aimed to determine the importance of health care by providing training to the women who will be fitted with CIED, by the physician and the midwifery or nurse before the application, to increase the compliance process of the women, to cope with possible problems and to...

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Published in:International journal of caring sciences 2024-04, Vol.17 (1), p.413-425
Main Authors: Cuvadar, Ayse, Aksoy, Berna, Ozturk, Cihan, Taylan, Gokay
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiology
Chronic illnesses
Disease
doctor
Education
Gender
Medical personnel
Medical research
Mental health
Midwifery
nurse
Nurses
pacemaker
Pacemakers
Quality of life
Validity
Womens health
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Summary:Purpose: In this study, it was aimed to determine the importance of health care by providing training to the women who will be fitted with CIED, by the physician and the midwifery or nurse before the application, to increase the compliance process of the women, to cope with possible problems and to increase the quality of life after the procedure. Methods: This randomized controlled study was carried out between March 2022 and December 2022 in the cardiology clinic of a university health research and application center in Turkey. The study was carried out with 71 women, 36 in the experimental group and 35 in the control group. Data were collected using the personel information form and the Quality-of-Life Scale (SF-36). The statistical significance level was accepted as p < 0.05. Findings: There was a statistically significant difference in the quality of life scale and all sub-dimensions of the women in the experimental and control groups (p< 0.05). In addition, in the post-test scores comparison between the scale and all sub-dimensions of the experimental and control groups, the physical functioning sub-dimension (Z=-3.307, p
ISSN:1791-5201
1792-037X