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Published on: May 28, 2019
[The practice of essential self-care after myocardial revascularization]
Francisca Elisângela Teixeira Lima1, Thelma Leite de Araujo
1Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC). felisangela@yahoo.com.br
Abstract:
The aim is to investigate patient's behaviour after the myocardium revascularization surgery. This is an exploratory-descriptive study, carried out at a cardiology clinic of a government hospital, in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, with 52 patients. The following self-care practices were identified: 98.07% patients regularly attended the doctor's appointment and took their medicines; more than 50% presented BMI > 25 Kg/m2, practiced physical exercises, did not smoke or drink, ate healthy foods, said they were usually calm. The conclusion was that patients that participated in this study maintained a satisfactory self-care level, supporting the importance of guidance process developed in group.
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