The Home postoperative care for cardiac surgery: patients' perceptions
Home postoperative care for cardiac surgery
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https://doi.org/10.5433/anh.2024v6.id46996Keywords:
Cardiac Surgical Procedures, Postoperative Care, Patient DischargeAbstract
Objective: to understand patients' perceptions of home postoperative care for cardiac surgery. Method: an exploratory, descriptive, qualitative study that employed the theory of medical anthropology, based on Kleinman's explanatory model of illness. The participants were selected through convenience sampling, and data were collected through semi-structured interviews, which were recorded. The information was subjected to Bardin's content analysis technique Results: The research involved 13 patients who underwent cardiac surgery. Two categories with their subcategories were identified, named as 'Facilitators' and 'Challenges' in home care during the postoperative period of cardiac surgery. Final considerations: the perceptions of patients who underwent cardiac surgery were permeated by facilitators, enabled by the guidance they received from healthcare professionals during their hospitalization. However, they also encountered difficulties related to the post-surgical recovery process. The instructions provided at the time of hospital discharge were crucial in ensuring that home care was carried out with greater safety, promoting a faster recovery.
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