Key result
Planned discharge training reduces physical, psychological, and social problems vs routine care after CABG.
Why the study?
Does planned discharge training and counseling reduce post-discharge problems in patients undergoing CABG surgery?
Population
100 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery
Comparison
Planned discharge training and counseling with a… vs Routine clinical procedures
Design
Other
Follow-up
6 weeks after discharge
Authors
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May support discharge training in CABG patients; hypothesis-generating and requires confirmation in larger randomized trials.
Does planned discharge training and counseling reduce post-discharge problems in patients undergoing CABG surgery?
p-value: p=<0.05
Planned discharge training and counseling significantly reduces post-discharge problems in patients undergoing CABG surgery.
Akbari et al. (2015) studied Coronary artery disease requiring coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery (n=100). Planned discharge training and counseling vs. Routine clinical procedures was evaluated on Post-discharge problems (physical, psychological, and social) (p=<0.05). Planned discharge training and counseling significantly reduced the frequency of post-discharge physical, psychological, and social problems in patients undergoing CABG surgery compared to routine care.
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