La satisfacción sobre un programa de educación al paciente trasplantado de corazón: un estudio observacional transversal

Introduction and objectives. Cardiac transplantation offers a significant increase in the vital prognosis while producing a substantial improvement in the quality of life. The main objective is to know the degree of satisfaction of heart transplanted patients and of their main caregivers with regard to the information provided in an individualized education program conducted by nurses. Material and methods. Cross-sectional, analytical, observational study. Twenty patients who required Cardiac Transplant surgery during admission and 16 main caregivers of said patients were consecutively included. Results. Regarding the degree of satisfaction of heart transplanted patients and of their main caregivers relating to the information provided in an individualized education program conducted by nurses, the scores obtained in the different surveys indicate a degree of satisfaction of quite satisfied (52.6% and 53.3%, respectively) and very satisfied (21% and 20%, respectively). There are no significant differences (p = 0.22) between patients‘ and caregivers‘ degree of satisfaction. Female sex gives, in general, a better evaluation, there significantly outstanding the time devoted by the nursing staff to education (p = 0.007) and the satisfaction with the education provided (p = 0.001). Conclusions. The satisfaction results from both patients and caregivers are very favorable. However, we must continue working on improving the quality of, and the time devoted to, the education we provide to our patients and main caregivers following heart transplantation. Furthermore, we must stress those aspects of the written support that patients and caregivers report us that could be improved. Introducción y objetivos. El trasplante cardiaco ofrece un incremento significativo del pronóstico vital al mismo tiempo que produce una mejora sustancial de la calidad de vida. El objetivo principal es el de conocer el grado de satisfacción de los pacientes trasplantados de corazón y de sus cuidadores principales relacionado con la información recibida en un programa de educación individualizado dirigido por enfermería. Material y métodos. Estudio observacional, analítico transversal. Se incluyeron 20 pacientes y 16 cuidadores principales de dichos pacientes, de forma consecutiva, que durante el ingreso precisaron de cirugía de trasplante cardiaco. Resultados. En cuanto al grado de satisfacción de los pacientes trasplantados de corazón y sus cuidadores principales, relacionado con la info