Key result
A brief expectation manipulation intervention prior to CABG improved patients' personal control and disease duration expectations, particularly in those with low to moderate disability.
Why the study?
Does a brief psychological expectation manipulation intervention improve preoperative expectations in patients scheduled for coronary artery bypass graft?
Population
90 patients scheduled for coronary artery bypass graft
Comparison
Brief psychological intervention added to… vs Standard medical care alone, or standard medical…
Design
RCT, Randomly assigned to standard medical care, additional expectation…
Follow-up
Before and after the psychological intervention
Authors
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May support testing expectation interventions before CABG; hypothesis-generating and requires RCTs before any practice change.
RCT (n=90)
randomly assigned
Does a brief psychological expectation manipulation intervention improve preoperative expectations in patients scheduled for coronary artery bypass graft?
A brief psychological intervention can successfully modify preoperative expectations in CABG patients, particularly those with low to moderate baseline disability.
Laferton et al. (2015) conducted an RCT in coronary artery bypass graft (n=90). expectation manipulation intervention (EMI) vs. standard medical care and attention control group was evaluated on patients' expectations about post-surgical disability, treatment control, personal control, and disease duration. A brief expectation manipulation intervention prior to CABG improved patients' personal control and disease duration expectations, particularly in those with low to moderate disability.
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