Effect of Health Education Program on Knowledge and Self-Care Ability of the Patients Regarding Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery at Khartoum State 2015-2019

A study to explore the effect of health education on recovery following patients after CABG Surgery. Background: Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is one of the major public health problems in developing countries. CAD in Sudan is showing an increasing trend. Coronary artery bypass graft surgery improves the quality of life of CAD patients and helps them to return to normal life, and the early Recovery period presents a number of challenges for patients, corers, and Nurse .Objectives to explore the effects of an educational program on patient knowledge and self-care ability of the patients following coronary artery bypass surgery Method: This was A Quasi, interventional and hospital-based study, including pre-, post, and follows up tests with a control group, conducted for the period: September 2014 to June 2019. Patients were recruited consecutively to the cases and control using convenience sampling. It consists of 76 patients, 41 as cases and 35 in control. Who had undergone CABG surgery in Khartoum State. A Questionnaire and checklist were used to monitor the effect of an educational program. Result: The results showed marked improvement in knowledge and performance between pre and post-test for the study group, p = (0.001) in the health status of cases in comparison to the control group. The indices were observed to be higher for patients who received a nursing educational program throughout the study period P= (0.002). Conclusion: Our study revealed marked improvement in the health status of the cases by comparison to the control group.