Study on the content of health education in discharged patients with acute myocardial infarction based on transcultural nursing

Abstract

Objective To construct the content of health education based on transcultural nursing in discharged patients who were acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and had different cultural backgrounds,and to instruct the nurses to choose and formulate the individual health education program and prescription according to patients' cultural background.Methods Twenty experts who worked in tertiary A hospitals for 15 years,had secondary senior positions,were bachelor degree or above in nursing,cardiovascular and social science were chosen and received the expert consultation of Delphi method through the self-designed framework consulting table with three-level core content of the health education.The items on the content of health education at every level were quantitatively analyzed.Results The Cr was 0.865,and the Cs was 0.840,and the Ca was 0.890.The kandall coefficients of concordace at every level were respectively 0.425,0.443,0.408,and chi-square test showed that the difference was statistically significant (P ＜ 0.01).The number of items on the core content of health education through two rounds of expert consultation was determined including 11 items Grade Ⅰ,42items Grade Ⅱ and 126 items Grade Ⅲ.Conclusions The expert opinion of items on the content of health education in discharged patients with AMI at every level is intensive,and the reliabihty of the result is high,and which provides the scientific basis for carrying out effective health education in discharged patients who are AMI and have different cultural backgrounds. Key words: Myocardial infarction; Transcultural nursing; Health education; Delphi