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

Rev Lat Am Enfermagem. 2010 May-Jun;18(3):331-8. doi: 10.1590/s0104-11692010000300006.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anxiety / etiology
  • Anxiety / nursing*
  • Depression / etiology
  • Depression / nursing*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Revascularization / psychology*
  • Nursing Assessment*