Key result
Self-care practices were associated with a lower level of general psychological distress one year after CABG surgery, independent of other chronic illnesses and post-CABG depression.
Why the study?
Does self-care behavior improve psychological adjustment in patients following CABG surgery?
Observational (n=151)
Does self-care behavior improve psychological adjustment in patients following CABG surgery?
Self-care practices are associated with improved psychological adjustment and lower distress one year after CABG surgery, highlighting the potential value of social work and in-home care.
Supports self-care assessment post-CABG; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective trials before practice change.
This research examined the role of self-care behavior of 151 patients (aged 40 to 80) on general psychological distress at one year after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. A tested hypothesis was that self-care practices would be associated with a lower level of distress one year after surgery. The results supported the beneficial effect of self-care on psychological adjustment, after controlling for the effects of the number of other chronic illnesses and post-CABG depression. The findings suggest that social work in health care and in-home care may help promote the psychosocial recovery process following surgery.
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Ai et al. (1998) conducted an observational in Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery (n=151). Self-care behavior was evaluated on General psychological distress at one year after surgery. Self-care practices were associated with a lower level of general psychological distress one year after CABG surgery, independent of other chronic illnesses and post-CABG depression.
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