Author(s):
Custódio, Ires Lopes ; Lima, Francisca Elisângela Teixeira ; Lopes, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira ; Matias, Érica Oliveira ; Cavalcante, Luiza Marques ; Oliveira, Tamires Daianny Araújo de ; Moreira, Thereza Maria Magalhães ; Custódio, Lívia Lopes ; Barbosa, Islene Victor ; Cestari, Virna Ribeiro Feitosa ; Souza Neto, João David de ; Taveira, Gedeane Pereira ; Almeida, Paulo César ; Penaforte, Kiarelle Lourenço ; Dantas, Valquíria Maria de Alencar ; Mendonça, Larissa Bento de Araújo
Date: 2017
Origin: Oasisbr
Subject(s): Transplante de Coração; Heart Transplantation; Cuidados de Enfermagem
Description
Background: This study aimed to identify the conditioning factors that influence the self-care practice of heart transplant patient after discharge and relate the conditioning factors to the Engagement Profile of Self Care. Methods: Cross-sectional study, undertaken at a transplantation unit of one public hospital, in Fortaleza-Ceará. There was the participation of 63 heart transplant patients. Results: The majority of the patients were men (88.9%), aged 40-59 years (68.3%), catholic (81.0%), married (77.8%), elementary school (71, 4%), retired or not working (82.5%); income below minimum wage (47, 6%); diagnosis to transplantation was chagasic cardiomyopathy (28.6%), post-transplant time between one and three years (39.7%). The determinant for self-care had significant difference (p<0.05) was the time of transplantation, because patients who have higher scores on Engagement Profile Self-Care had performed transplantation between 3 and 5 years. Conclusion: The professional team of heart transplant should consider the conditioning factors of patients transplanted cardiac in establishing strategies for promoting self-care.
