The Problems and Needs of Caregivers After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: A Literature Review

Along with the developed technology, hospitalization period following the coronary arterial by-pass graft surgery is shortened and the recovery period of home-stay is extended. This case enhances the needs of those charged with offering care to the patients, also causing them troubles. It is, therefore, of importance to make studies on the determination of problems of home caregivers and seek for the ways to solving them. In this compiled manuscript, the literature on the needs and problems of the caregivers following the coronary arterial by-pass graft surgery was reviewed for the sake of forming a baseline for the progressive research in this field and emphasizing the role of nurses in the training of the caregivers. 35 resources were used to form a database for the subject. Of these 35 resources, 19 were found out to be directly concerned with the needs of the caregivers. The findings obtained from an analysis of the 19 studies showed that caregivers were troubled by physical, psychological and social problems and therefore they needed support and training in patient care. Keywords: caregiver, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, caregiver needs OZET Gelisen teknolojiyle birlikte koroner arter by-pass greft ameliyati sonrasi hastanede yatis suresi kisalmakta ve evde gecirilen iyilesme sureci uzamaktir. Bu durum; hastalara evde bakim verenlerin gereksinimlerini artirmakta ve sorun yasamalarina neden olmaktadir. Bu nedenle evde bakim verenlerin problemleri ve gereksinimlerini belirleyip problemleri cozmeye yonelik calismalar yapmak onem kazanmaktadir. Bu derlemede; koroner arter bypass greft ameliyati sonrasi hastalara bakim verenlerin problemleri ve gereksinimleri ile ilgili literatur incelenerek bu alanda yapilacak arastirmalara taban olusturmak ve bakim verenlerin egitiminde hemsireligin onemini vurgulamak amaclanmistir. Konu ile ilgili 35 kaynak derlemeye veri tabani olusturmustur. 35 kaynak icinde dogrudan bakim verenlerin gereksinimlerine yonelik 19 arastirmaya rastlanmistir. 19 arastirmanin incelenmesi sonucu elde edilen bulgular; bakim verenlerin fiziksel, psikolojik ve sosyal alanda sorunlar yasadigini ve hasta bakiminda destek ve egitime gereksinim duyduklarini gostermistir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Bakimverenler, koroner arter bypass greft ameliyati, bakimverenlerin gereksinimleri