Nursing consultation protocol for patients after myocardial revascularization: influence on anxiety and depression

• Published in: Revista latino-americana de enfermagem Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 331 - 338
• Main Authors: Lima, Francisca Elisângela Teixeira, De Araújo, Thelma Leite, Serafim, Edilma Casimiro Gomes, Custódio, Ires Lopes
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Brazil Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto / Universidade de São Paulo 01.05.2010
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anxiety - etiology; Anxiety - nursing; Depression - etiology; Depression - nursing; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Revascularization - psychology; NURSING; Nursing Assessment; Revascularización Miocárdica; Processos de Enfermagem; Nursing Process; Revascularização Miocárdica; Depressão; Depresión; Depression; Ansiedade; Anxiety; Procesos de Enfermería; Ansiedad; Myocardial Revascularization
• ISSN: 0104-1169; 1518-8345; 0104-1169
• DOI: 10.1590/S0104-11692010000300006

The objective was to evaluate the influence of the Nursing Consultation Protocol in aspects of anxiety and depression in patients after myocardial revascularization using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HAD). A randomized clinical trial developed in the outpatient clinic of a public hospital in Fortaleza-Ceará. One hundred and forty six patients, who underwent myocardial revascularization, composed the population, providing the sample of 39 patients in the control group (CG) and 39 in the intervention group (IG). The results were presented in tables. Anxiety had a mean of 5.41 in the CG and a median of 5 and a mean in the IG of 5.21 and a median of 4. Depression predominated in the CG, with a mean 4.82 and a median of 4, while the IG had a mean of 3.79 and a median of 3. It was found that people monitored in accordance with the Nursing Consultation Protocol had a lower percentage of anxiety and depression after six months.