[The practice of essential self-care after myocardial revascularization].
The aim is to investigate patient's behaviour after the myocardium revascularization surgery. This is an exploratory-descriptive study, carried out at a cardiology clinic of a government hospital, in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, with 52 patients. The following self-care practices were identified: 98.07% patients regularly attended the doctor's appointment and took their medicines; more than 50% presented BMI > 25 Kg/m2, practiced physical exercises, did not smoke or drink, ate healthy foods, said they were usually calm. The conclusion was that patients that participated in this study maintained a satisfactory self-care level, supporting the importance of guidance process developed in group.
Lima
Francisca Elisângela Teixeira
FE
Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC). felisangela@yahoo.com.br
de Araujo
Thelma Leite
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000339:Affect; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006184:Habits; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D010045:Outpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012646:Self Administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012648:Self Care