Azharuddin Kappil
Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital, Qatar
Title: Lived experiences of the patients who had primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction (mi)
Biography
Biography: Azharuddin Kappil
Abstract
Patients who are undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has varying experiences and emotions which are unique to each patients. Hence the investigator performed a phenomenological study on the “Lived experiences of patients who had primary percutaneous intervention for acute myocardial infarction”
Objectives of the study
Objectives of the study were
(1)To explore the experiences of patients who had primary PCI for AMI
(2) To explore the perception of patients who underwent primary PCI for AMI about the support and care given by the nurses.
Samples and sampling technique
15 subjects were selected by purposive sampling from a multispecialty hospital at Kerala India.
Data collection method
The data were collected by in-depth interview-Researcher recorded the interview with a voice recorder and later it was converted into the verbatim form
Results
The themes identified were
(1) Emotional state of being in heart attack,
(2) Bodily experiences,
(3) Assumptions,
(4) Coping with the disease,
(5) The future,
(6) Experience of being under the care of nurses.
The subjects experienced various emotional problems like fear, feeling of apprehension, worries about their family members, few subjects were having disbelief about the diagnosis and they accepted the disease as the Gods decision.
The bodily experiences were severe pain, chest discomfort, various bodily experiences, difficulty to lie on the narrow table, hearing of sound within the body, strange experiences in the chest, felt something was entering into their body, felt relief of pain after the procedure, difficult to lie immobile.
Many subjects assumed the chest pain as pain due to gas trouble or something else. Participants coped with the situation by turning to God ,relay on the prayer Many subjects received good support from the family.
Regarding the future , the participants were interested in the risk reduction plans and they were having concern about their future health.
The theme experiences of being under the care of nurses revealed that , they were satisfied with the care from the nurses and they commended well about the good communication of the nurses , two diabetic patients, complained that the nurses as they were not readily available to meet their frequent urination needs.
Keywords: Phenomenology; Primary angioplasty; Lived experiences; Problems during the acute myocardial infarction