Patient expectation on angiography procedure at cardiac center of tikur anbessa specialized hospital, addis ababa Ethiopia: Qualitative study

Abstract

Aim/Objective: This study aimed to explore patient expectations on angiography procedures at Cardiac Center of Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital. Background: Cardiovascular diseases are currently the major cause of mortality and morbidity around the world and are currently worsening in developing countries including Ethiopia. Design: A Health care institution-based qualitative study was conducted using a phenomenological approach from January to March 2021. Methods: The study participant was selected by using a purposive sampling technique. Ten patients who went through angiography procedures were included. The number of study participants was determined based on the level of saturation of ideas. The collected data was analyzed using a conventional qualitative content analysis and tape-recorded for an in-depth interview. Results: More than half of the participants didn’t know what angiography means and whether was it a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure. Half of the participants responded that they were getting treatment rather than a diagnostic test. Conclusion: The finding of this study showed a huge information gap and insight in the expectation of patients undergoing angiography. Therefore, to fill the aforementioned gap health care workers should focus on the patients teaching for those who are going to have coronary angiography procedures.