Background:

The nursing consultation promotes behavioral changes in the outpatient follow-up of people with cardiovascular diseases.

Objective:

To know the perceptions of people with cardiovascular diseases about the outpatient nursing consultation.

Methodology:

A cross-sectional, qualitative study was carried out using semi-structured interviews with people with cardiovascular diseases in outpatient follow-up. The interviews were recorded and transcribed, and the thematic-categorical content analysis method was applied.

Results:

Twenty people were included in the study. Three categories emerged from 160 registration units: 1) Expectations about the nursing consultation; 2) Understanding of the nursing consultation; and 3) Nursing consultation experience.

Conclusion:

Patients who have not experienced a nursing consultation are not familiar with what the consultation is nor recognize it as part of longitudinal care. However, those who have already experienced the consultation recognize it as a space for bonding, making effective changes in health-related behaviors, and clearing doubts.

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