Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty : Proposed Protocol for Patients Health Needs Management

Abstract: Patient undergoing procedure of percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty (PBMV) have many needs that should be assessed to improve both the quality and value of care . Aim: This study aimed to propose a protocol for patients` health needs management during percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty (PBMV ) procedure . Subjects and Method : A descriptive design was utilized in this study, that was conducted in the Cardiology Departments and Out Patients` Clinics at Madinah Cardiac Center . A purposive sample of (60) adult patients from both genders undergoing percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty procedure were recruited from the above mentioned settings . The study tools were: 1) Patients` health needs assessment sheet (pre/post procedure) that included physical , psychological , social , spiritual and educational needs . 2) Anxiety Rating Scale (pre/post procedure) to assess anxiety level . 3) Numerical pain scale (pre/post procedure) to assess pain severity level . Results : More than half of the studied patients were working , with age above 35 years , male and married. In addition , they had health needs pre procedure . Conclusion : The present study concluded that patients under the study had higher needs : physical, psychological, social, spiritual and educational pre percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty (PBMV) procedure compared to post procedure . In addition, the highest needs pre procedure were physical followed by educational, spiritual, psychological and then later social . Recommendations: Further studies should be carried out on a large number of such group of patients with evidence of results and generalization . 

Keywords: Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty - Patients`Health Needs Management - Proposed Protocol. 

Title: Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty : Proposed Protocol for Patients Health Needs Management

Author: Soad M. Hegazy, Samiyah M. Aljohani, Hend M. Omar, Mohammed M. Abualruhaylah, Saleh M. Mayyas.

International Journal of Novel Research in Healthcare and Nursing

ISSN 2394-7330

Vol. 10, Issue 3, September 2023 - December 2023

Page No: 211-221

Novelty Journals

Website: www.noveltyjournals.com

Published Date: 02-November-2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10065909

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