Agoraphobia and nursing care

Abstract

Introduction: Agoraphobia is a form of anxiety that some people experience in places or situations in which they feel they cannot leave or that they cannot get help. Many people develop Agoraphobia after experiencing one or more panic attacks. They fear that the panic attack will happen again, so avoidance occurs. The most common symptoms of Agoraphobia are; fear of standing in crowds or queues, fear of closed spaces (elevators, theatres), fear of open spaces (parking lots or shopping centres) and fear of using public transport. Objectives: Since there are many patients suffering from Agoraphobia, the role of the nurse in their treat-ment is a key role, so follow-up and health education are the main focus of the treatment. The objectives of this paper are mainly to improve and increase the quality of nursing interventions associated with psy-chotherapeutic treatment. Methodology: This paper has been developed from various didactic materials as well as the experiences of health professionals in the follow-up of these patients. It also aims to provide an important overview of nursing interventions with the findings and researches carried out to reach a higher quality level of nursing service in the country and mainly for patients with an unstable health condition. Results: Nursing interventions in patients with Agorafonbi are in a different picture and these are associ-ated with high performance teams and improved patient care. Also, further researches are warranted to strengthen the empirical references, this can be done by improving the operational definition and explor-ing the specific mechanisms through which health education and nursing interventions affect health care outcomes in these patients. Conclusions: The nursing role in the treatment of these patients is very important in the step-by-step fol-low-up of the progress and the unstable condition they may have. Undoubtedly, the creation of a treatment plan and nursing intervention has high efficiency in the continuous improvement of these patients. Family members also have a key role; through which they manage to receive effective health education in the follow-up of patients in home conditions.