Effects of symposium on health education in patients with acute myocardial infarction after percutaneous transluminal coronary intervention

Objective To explore the effects of symposium involving patients and their family members on health education in patients with acute myocardial infarction after percutaneous transluminal coronary intervention (PCI) . Methods Totally 86 patients with acute myocardial infarction receiving PCI in Ningbo First Hospital from January 2017 to June 2018 were selected continuously and divided into the control group (n=43) and the observation group (n=43) . Patients in the control group received conventional health education which combined oral education and education manuals, while patients in the observation group symposium-based health education which involved both patients and their family members on the basis of conventional education after PCI. Both groups received health education for 4 weeks. Health knowledge about acute myocardial infarction, rehabilitation initiative, postoperative complication and satisfaction with overall nursing were compared between the two groups before and after intervention. Results The health-related knowledge of the patients with acute myocardial infarction in the observation group 4 weeks after intervention scored (94.3±4.0) , higher than that of the control group, which was (78.4±5.1) , and there was statistically significant difference (t=8.285, P<0.05) . The scores of five dimensions of rehabilitation initiative (coordination with therapy, compliance, needs for rehabilitation, emotions post frustration and encouragement from family members and nurses) of the observation group were higher than those of the control group (t=4.726, 5.114, 3.975, 7.116, 5.893; P<0.05) . The incidence rate of postoperative complication in the observation group was 9.30%, lower than that of the control group, which was 30.23%, and there was statistically significant difference (χ2=5.939, P<0.05) . The nursing satisfaction of the observation group was 96.73%, higher than that of the control group, which was 83.78%, and there was statistically significant difference (χ2=4.904, P<0.05) . Conclusions The symposium involving patients and their family members for patients with acute myocardial infarction after PCI can improve the patients' disease-related knowledge, satisfaction with overall nursing and rehabilitation initiative, and reduce the postoperative complications effectively. Key words: Myocardial infarction; Health education; Family member; Percutaneous coronary intervention; Symposium