Investigating Cardiac Patients Reported Experiences From Hospitalization

Speaker(s)

Siskou O1, Galanis P2, Kousi D2, Konstantakopoulou O3, Karagkouni I2, Peleka P2, Liarigkovinou A4, Katsi V5, Charalambous G5, Pagkozidis I5, Belechakis S5, Tsalamandris S5, Papanikolaou A5, Tsioufis K5, Chatzika P6, Palitzika D6, Milkas K6, Zarifis J6, Petsios K2, Kosmas I7, Gamalia Z8, Darvyri J8, Iacovou J8, Minogiannis P8, Chatzopoulou M9, Sygkouna D9, Anagnostopoulou H2, Siafi E5, Merkouris A10, Lambrinou E10, Kosmitou MA2, Papastefanatos S2, Angelopoulou DM2, Mangioris G2, Vemmos K11, Kaitelidou D2
1University of Piraeus, ATHENS, Greece, 2Nursing Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, 3Nursing Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, A1, Greece, 4Univeristiy of West Attica, Athens, Greece, 5Hippocratio Hospital of Athens, ATHENS, Greece, 6G. Papanikolaou Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece, 7Onaseio Hospital, ATHENS (GLYFADA), A1, Greece, 8Onaseio Hospital, Athens, Greece, 9Laiko Hospital, Athens, Greece, 10Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus, 11Hellenic Cardiovascular Research Society, Athens, Greece

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OBJECTIVES: The investigation of cardiac patients reported experiences from their hospitalization

METHODS: It consists a prospective non-interventional observational study with the participation of cardiac patients who suffered a first-time Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) or underwent trans-catheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). The under study patients are derived from four public tertiary hospitals in Greece (3 in Attica and 1 in Thessaloniki). Patients' experiences are investigated (via telephone interviews) with the questionnaire of Zinckernagel L, et al. (BMJ Open 2017) (values range from 1 to 4 with higher scores indicating more positive experiences). The questionnaire was translated into Greek and adapted to a Greek sample through face to face interviews.. Descriptive statistical analysis was performed using SPSSv.21.

RESULTS: Patients (N1=318 AMI patients and N2=63 TAVI patients) stated that co-morbidities were taken into account by the physicians to a very satisfactory degree (mean 3.89, sd =0.5 for AMI and 3.99, sd=0.1 for TAVI patients), and they positively evaluated the communication they had, both during hospitalization and on an outpatient basis with health care providers (mean 3.67, sd =0.3 for AMI and 3.7, sd=0.2 for TAVI patients), as well as the information they received about the disease and treatment (mean 3.74, sd =0.4 for AMI and 3.73, sd=0.6 for TAVI patients). However, their positive experiences regarding the information they received about the psychosocial impact of cardiac issues on their lives (mean 2.13, sd =1.3 for AMI and 2.78, sd=1.4 for TAVI patients), were significantly limited. In addition, patients with AMI reported relatively limited involvement of their relatives/caregivers in the plan of care (mean 3.1, sd =1.2)

CONCLUSIONS: Results underline the necessity for in depth information of cardiac patients about the psychosocial effects of the disease on their lives and more active participation of patients' relatives/caregivers in the planning of care

Code

PCR116

Topic

Patient-Centered Research

Topic Subcategory

Patient Engagement

Disease

Cardiovascular Disorders (including MI, Stroke, Circulatory)