Faculty of Nursing, Zarqa University, Zarqa, Jordan.
Nurs Health Sci. 2011 Sep;13(3):238-45. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2011.00608.x. Epub 2011 May 25.
The identification of patients' learning needs is an essential step for nurses in order to facilitate the recovery of acute coronary syndrome survivors. This study aimed to identify and prioritize the actual learning needs of these patients and to explore the differences in learning needs on the basis of sociodemographic and clinical variables. Descriptive comparative design was used, and patients' learning needs data were collected through the Patient Learning Needs Scale. The results showed that patients need a high amount of information after this syndrome. The 10 most needed educational topics belonged to the medications and treatment and activities of daily living categories. Older patients and those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds requested less information than others did. In conclusion, topics perceived by patients as important and sociodemographic variables should be considered in preparing and providing cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention programs. Furthermore, these programs should be redesigned considering patients' actual learning needs rather than the expected needs, and they should incorporate medications, treatment and activities of daily living, complications and symptoms, illness-related concerns, and support in the community.
识别患者的学习需求是护士的重要步骤，以便促进急性冠状动脉综合征幸存者的康复。本研究旨在确定和优先考虑这些患者的实际学习需求，并根据社会人口统计学和临床变量探讨学习需求的差异。采用描述性比较设计，通过患者学习需求量表收集患者的学习需求数据。结果表明，患者在这种综合征后需要大量信息。最需要的 10 个教育主题属于药物和治疗以及日常生活活动类别。年龄较大的患者和社会经济背景较低的患者比其他人要求的信息要少。总之，在准备和提供心脏康复和二级预防计划时，应考虑患者认为重要的主题和社会人口统计学变量。此外，这些计划应根据患者的实际学习需求而不是预期需求进行重新设计，并且应纳入药物、治疗和日常生活活动、并发症和症状、与疾病相关的担忧以及社区支持。
