Kalida Alwan Mansour’s scientific contributions

The study aims to assess the health status among patients with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and to find out if there is any relationship between health status and demographic information for patients. A cross-sectional study was carried out at 25 October 2016 to 15 May 2017. A purposive (non-probability) sample of 50 patients after PCI at least 3 months ago or more and aged 18 years or older in the Ibn Al-Bitar Specialized Center for cardiac Surgery, and the Iraqi Center for heart disease. To achieve the goal of study has been prepared a questionnaire form and have been developed according to the literature review, is composed of two parts, the first includes personal data and health information for patients, the second part patients’ health status after PCI was measured by using the Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ). Results revealed that the majority of males where they were (72%) and females (28%) of the patients with PCI that the health status of physical deficiencies and anginal frequency domains were very low, while the other domains, stability angina, treatment satisfaction and quality of life were moderate heath status. Statistically significant differences between health status of patient with PCI and, Smoking. © 2019, Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development. All rights reserved.

The study aims to determine the effectiveness of an Instructional program on nurse’s knowledge and practices concerning patients discharge planning post cardiac surgery, and to find out the relationship between the effectiveness of program with age, gender, marital status, level of education, years of experience and training course. A quasi-experimental design study was carried out at cardiac centers and hospitals in Baghdad city in the surgical wards, for the period of January, 2nd, 2017, to June 1st, 2018, The study samples are composed of (58) nurses who have been working in the surgical wards of Ibn Al-Bitar specialized center for cardiac surgery; Iraqi center for heart disease and Ibn al Nafees hospital, those nurses are divided equally into the study group (29) and control group (29). Nurses who participated in education program demonstrated a greater knowledge level than the control groups in relation to general information, follow up, wounds care, exercise program and daily activity, common health problems, medication, nutrition and risk factor modification. Effectiveness of educational program regarding nurse’s practice toward patients’ discharge of planning had a positive effect on nurse’s practice as compare with control group in relation to all discharge planning domains. © 2018, Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development. All rights reserved.