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In‐hospital counselling for first‐time myocardial infarction patients and spouses: effects on satisfaction
Author(s) -
Thompson David R,
Webster Rosemary A,
Meddis Ray
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1990.tb01987.x
Subject(s) - medicine , patient satisfaction , myocardial infarction , visual analogue scale , physical therapy , family medicine , clinical psychology , nursing , psychiatry
Self‐ratings of satisfaction were studied over 6 months in 60 male first‐time myocardial infarction patients and their wives Couples were randomly assigned to either a treatment group, where they received a simple programme of education and psychological support in addition to routine care, or to a control group, where they received routine care only All patients completed visual analogue scales measuring satisfaction regarding their general health, life in general, care and information received All wives completed visual analogue scales measuring satisfaction regarding information received and care the patient received Pahents and wives in the treatment group reported statistically significantly more satisfaction than those in the control group This effect was sustained for 6 months after counselling