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The Influenece of the Permanent Carciac Stimulator on the Life of the Client
 BALVÍNOVÁ, Hana
This work deals with the impact of permanent pacemakers on patients´ lives. Over 6,000 permanent pacemakers are implanted every year in the Czech Republic. Cardiac pacing is a method of medical treatment through slow hearth rhythms. Although pacemakers improve the health of their holders, the situation the patients have to face is quite demanding and affects every aspect of their life. The aim of this work was to examine and identify the care for the clients before and after pacemaker implantations, who instructed them and who helped them most to deal with the given situation. We inquired whether the patients had enough information about the life with a pacemaker and what kind of changes occurred in their lives after the implantation. We chose a qualitative research to achieve the above mentioned goals. We interviewed 7 clients who had lived with a pacemaker for more than one year. The interviews were held during the patients´ visits to the cardiac pacing clinic within their regular checkups. The research revealed that the care for these patients was very good. All the patients were satisfied. They had enough information both from the doctors and the nurses. Many clients found information in information leaflets and media, in particular on the Internet. Most of the clients found the necessity of an implantation quite stressful at the beginning and had to cope with it. Despite their initial worries and frequent monitoring of their heart rhythms, they managed to adapt to it and no longer think about it. Their life has grown better in most of the cases. The research proves that pacemaker significantly affects the health of the clients but does not significantly change their personal lives.
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