%0 Journal Article
%T Self-Care Practice of Patients with Mechanical Heart Valve Prosthesis Accompanied in Nursing Consultation
%A Lidia Stella Teixeira de Meneses
%A Francisca Elisangela Teixeira Lima
%A Sherida Karanini Paz de Oliveira
%A Francisca Jane Gomes Oliveira
%A Maira di Ciero Miranda Vieira
%A Paulo Cesar Almeida
%A Viviane Martins da Silva
%J Health
%P 1387-1395
%@ 1949-5005
%D 2015
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/health.2015.710153
%X The objective was to evaluate the practice of self-care of patients with mechanical heart valve prosthesis. A descriptive, cross-sectional study developed in two outpatient valvopathies of teaching hospitals of Fortaleza/CE, from October 2013 to January 2014. The sample consisted of 127 patients with mechanical heart valve prosthesis. It was held an interview using instrument based on the Theory of Orem¡¯s Self-Care and Brazilian Guidelines for Valvular Heart Diseases. The data were presented in tables and charts. Results: Universal self-care practices of larger adhesion: body hygiene (97.6% washed-haired, daily-bath 92.1%); oral hygiene (brushing teeth before sleeping, 87.4%); fluid intake (drinking-water 95.2%); food intake (salt intake ¡Ü 2 g/day, 92.1%, fruit and vegetable consumption 79.5%); intestinal eliminations (without blood or mucus¡ª96%, non-parasitic 94.4%); urinary elimination (no blood nor pus-96.8%, urination 4 to 6 times a day, 96%). As self-care developmental requirements predominated: never used illegal drugs, tobacco, alcohol, or stopped at the discovery of the disease (70%). As self-care health deviation requirements we have: making use of certain medication at the right dose (95.2%); attending medical appointments (cardiologist¡ª92.1%; nursing¡ª84.2%); INR control (identifies signs of bleeding¡ª 85.8%). We conclude that patients did not perform all recommended self-care practices, being necessary to establish strategies to reduce the self-care deficit.
%K Nursing
%K Self-Care
%K Heart Valve
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=60715