Key result
An individualized telephone-based patient education intervention reduced the rate and number of complications during the first three months following hospital discharge after heart surgery.
Why the study?
Does an individualized patient education intervention reduce complications in patients recovering from heart surgery?
Does an individualized patient education intervention reduce complications in patients recovering from heart surgery?
Individualized telephone-based patient education during home recovery after heart surgery can reduce complications, though implementation requires strategies to address symptom interference and information needs.
Supports telephone education post-heart surgery; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
AIM: The aim of this report is to provide a detailed description of the challenges that arose throughout the implementation of an individualized patient education intervention delivered to patients during their home recovery following heart surgery. METHODS: The intervention was delivered at two points in time by telephone to patients following heart bypass and/or valvular replacement. RESULTS: The individualized patient education intervention was found to be effective in reducing the rate and number of complications developed during the first three months following hospital discharge. However, throughout the implementation of this intervention, specific challenges arose that included: onset of symptoms that interfered with intervention delivery, patient's request for information beyond the scope of the teaching interaction, and the need to provide continued support to the therapist. CONCLUSION: These challenges were addressed throughout the course of the study and the strategies are currently being implemented into the planned knowledge translation activities associated with this intervention.
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Fredericks et al. (2013) studied Recovery following heart surgery. Individualized patient education intervention was evaluated on Rate and number of complications. An individualized telephone-based patient education intervention reduced the rate and number of complications during the first three months following hospital discharge after heart surgery.
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