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December 3, 2008European Journal of Cardiovascular NursingOpen Access

No statistically significant difference in primary outcomes between the two time points, but anxiety levels were significantly higher in the pre-discharge group.

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Why the study?

Does delivering individualized telephone patient education 1-2 days pre-discharge versus 1-2 days post-discharge improve knowledge of self-care behaviours, performance of self-care behaviours, and symptom frequency in first time CABG patients?

Population

Convenience sample of first time CABG patients

Comparison

Individualized telephone patient education… vs Individualized telephone patient education…

Design

RCT, Randomized

Authors

SFSuzanne Fredericks

Discussion

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Overview

Post-discharge education may reduce anxiety without compromising self-care outcomes in CABG patients; extends RCT evidence on optimal timing.

Structured PICO

Does delivering individualized telephone patient education 1-2 days pre-discharge versus 1-2 days post-discharge improve knowledge of self-care behaviours, performance of self-care behaviours, and symptom frequency in first time CABG patients?

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Population
Convenience sample of first time CABG patients
I
Intervention
Individualized telephone patient education intervention delivered 1-2 days pre-discharge
C
Comparator
Individualized telephone patient education intervention delivered 1-2 days post-discharge
O
Outcome
Knowledge of self-care behaviours, performance of self-care behaviours, and symptom frequencypatient reported

Delivering individualized patient education post-discharge rather than pre-discharge may be preferable for CABG patients to avoid higher anxiety levels, without compromising self-care knowledge or performance.

Cite This Study

Suzanne Fredericks (2008) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a822bbe2abeed6d93521628https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2008.10.007
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