The Effect of an Educational Program Based on James Brown model on the Quality of Angioplasty Care, A Quasi-Experimental Study

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death from cardiovascular disorders. Over the past few decades, coronary angioplasty has become an effective procedure for the treatment of coronary artery disease. Patients undergoing angioplasty experience high levels of anxiety due to poor quality of care resulting from inadequate and unprincipled training of nurses. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of an educational program based on the James Brown model on the quality of nursing care during angioplasty.

The current quasi-experimental study (before and after method) investigated 24 nurses working in the angioplasty unit of chamran hospital in Isfahan in 2021. They were selected by the consensus sampling method. The nurses’ group was trained based on the James Brown model. The quality of angioplasty nursing care was measured before the intervention, 3 days and one month after the intervention Using a researcher-made checklist of the quality of angioplasty care. The data were analyzed by the SPSS 16 software at the significance level of p<0.05. Statistical tests such as paired t-test and repeated measure ANOVA were used to analyze the data.

 Based on the results, the mean scores of the nursing care quality equaled 42/52±6/04 before the intervention, 60/46±7/51 three days after the intervention, and 66/07±6/53 one month after the intervention. The results showed significant differences among the mean scores of the angioplasty nursing care quality before training by the James Brown model, as well as three days and one month after the training (p<0.001).

According to the results, The James Brown educational program enhanced the quality of angioplasty nursing care. Therefore, it is suggested that the nurses working in this unit receive specific angioplasty care training through the James Brown model.