Self-care of patients with valvular heart disease and orem education support system
International Journal of Development Research
Self-care of patients with valvular heart disease and orem education support system
Received 14th June, 2017; Received in revised form 09th July, 2017; Accepted 29th August, 2017; Published online 30th September, 2017
Copyright ©2017, Maria Odete Marçal Sampaio et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: To present a reflection of Orem's self-care deficit theory, centered on the support-education system for valvopathic patients using oral anticoagulants. This is a reflexive study about Orem's self-care theory in its support-education system, applied to patients with valvulopathies, considering them to be self-care, through nurses' orientation, to develop maintenance skills health and wellness. Results: The applicability of this theoretical framework is based on the clinical practice of nursing to these patients, which should be directed to the individual's learning for self-care, with the purpose of promoting adherence to treatment, Health. Conclusion: It is believed that self-care will make these individuals active subjects and agents of their self-care, requiring educational support to take responsibility for their treatment, with a view to minimizing and reducing complications.
