The Effect of Tele-Nursing Education on LDL Levels of Coronary Heart Disease Patients: A Quasi-experimental Study

Abstract

Objective: This study was done to determine the effect of telenursing education on LDL levels of patients with coronary heart disease.
Methods: The study is a quasi-experimental, non-randomized study.
Results: 52 patients with coronary artery disease and high LDL-C levels who applied to the cardiology outpatient clinic of a university hospital were included in the study. Patients in the experimental group were first given an education brochure. The telenurse training lasted 3 months, with patients contacting them by phone (average duration 10 minutes) or via WhatsApp twice a week, depending on their availability. LDL-C levels of the patients in the intervention and control groups were measured before and three months after the training. The initial LDL measurement in the control group was 128.09 and the final LDL value was 136.57. While the initial LDL level of the experimental group was 155.32, the final value was 120.31. The final LDL measurement showed a decrease in LDL levels in the intervention group, while the control group showed an increase.
Conclusions: Telenursing education was effective in reducing LDL-C levels in patients in the intervention group.  

Keywords

• Coronary Artery Disease
• Education
• Tele-Nursing

Supporting Institution

This work was supported by the Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Project No: 2962.

Project Number

Project No: 2962

Ethical Statement

This study was approved by the Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University clinical research ethics committee of a university’s medical faculty, date: 27.03.2019; Decision No: 2019/07. The study was conducted according to the Declaration of Helsinki.

Thanks

We would like to thank all patients participating in the study, helping us in every way Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ercan AKŞİT, and the Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University.

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