Information needs before hospital discharge of myocardial infarction patients: a comparative, descriptive study

Abstract

Older people are under represented in postdischarge cardiac rehabilitation programmes. Since these patients may need different information when discharged from younger individuals, nurses must decide how they can best meet their needs for information and continuing support.

Patients' Perceptions of Hospital Discharge Informational Content

“…Discharge teaching is a critical component of discharge preparation to facilitate transition from hospital to home (McNamee & Wallis, 1999;Smith & Liles, 2007). Appropriate and useful discharge preparatory information facilitates informed health decision making after hospital discharge (McMurray et al, 2007).…”

A qualitative study on the role of patient–nurse communication in acute cardiac care

“…Despite considerable efforts to ensure that the patient's information needs are met before hospital discharge, several studies claim that this goal is not reached [2,3,6,7]. A recent study shows that even though information on symptom management and lifestyle changes was deemed most important for patients with MI, nearly 15% of them reported that no lifestyle changes were discussed during their hospital stay [8].…”

“…In person-centered communication, the patient's perspective is the foundation for the dialogue, and social, psychological and emotional factors are acknowledged as being equally important as somatic symptoms [2,3,9]. However, a trend towards speedier patient discharges has been suggested to be a barrier to using a patient-centered communication in acute care [15,16], and lack of time has been cited as a hindrance to patient participation in MI care, by both patients and personnel [17].…”

Learning Needs of Surgical Patients

“…The literature reveals that patient education has been recognized as a fundamental area of nursing practice for around 35 years. The sources identify a number of recurring themes, including the differing needs of patients, reduction of stress and appropriate professional support and issues related to effective health promotion (Smith and Liles 2007). Patients' individual information needs should be defined and the appropriate information content should be planned for each patient with the help of this knowledge (Avşar and Kaşıkçı 2009).…”