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Analysis of effectiveness of preventive interventions in patients with ischemic heart disease
ZLATINSKÁ, Sandra
Preventive interventions represent an important part of treatment of ischemic heart disease (IHD). Proper observation of preventive interventions results in faster recovery, earlier resumption of normal lifestyle and particularly prevention of early or late complications. The objective of this bachelor thesis was to determine how effective are the preventive interventions provided by healthcare personnel in the secondary prevention of ischemic heart disease. To meet the objective, the following four research questions were formulated: 1. Is the secondary prevention in patients with IHD effective? The secondary prevention is not effective as the respondents failed to change their lifestyles and they continued to manifest high rates of behavioral risk factors for IHD. 2. Do the patients with IHD observe recommendations given within the preventive interventions? Results of the research survey indicate that the respondents are aware of the IHD risk factors, however, they observe only certain secondary prevention recommendations. 3. What prevents the patients from observing regimen principles set by the secondary prevention? The patients find it difficult to change their established lifestyles which need to be altered in order to observe the principles. Results of the research survey indicate that the respondents find it particularly difficult to change their eating habits and sedentary lifestyle. 4. Is the observation of preventive measures dependent on the period of time after the disease attack? Interviews conducted with 10 respondents treated for different periods of time after the disease attack failed to confirm this hypothesis. Results of the research survey indicate that differences in observation of preventive interventions among the respondents were negligible. 10 respondents with ischemic heart disease were selected as a research sample. The data were collected by means of a qualitative research using two structured interviews with open questions. The first round of interviews with IHD patients was conducted in January 2009 at the cardiology department of the hospital in České Budějovice. The second round of interviews was conducted after the hospitalization treatment stage {--} three month after the patients were discharged from the hospital. This thesis may enhance the knowledge of healthcare workers in secondary prevention of IHD and become a basis for further investigations in this field.

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