Key result
Animation-based preoperative education reduces psychological distress and pain while improving self-care in older CABG patients.
Why the study?
The effects of animation-based education on pain, fear, anxiety, and self-care management in older patients scheduled for coronary artery bypass graft surgery were not well established.
Does animation-based education reduce pain, fear, anxiety, and depression, and improve self-care management in older patients scheduled for coronary artery bypass graft surgery?
RCT (n=72)
Does animation-based education reduce pain, fear, anxiety, and depression, and improve self-care management in older patients scheduled for coronary artery bypass graft surgery?
p-value: p=<0.05
Animation-based preoperative education effectively reduces postoperative pain, fear, anxiety, and depression while improving self-care management in older adults undergoing CABG surgery.
The present research was performed to evaluate the effects of animation-based education provided to older patients scheduled for coronary artery bypass graft surgery on patients' pain, fear, anxiety, and self-care management. The research was carried out using a randomized controlled experimental design, with the intervention group receiving animation-based education and the control group participating in the preoperative clinical routine practice. The research data were collected from patients aged 65 and older who were scheduled for coronary artery bypass graft surgery between April 2023 and January 2025. The study was completed with 72 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery, including 35 in the intervention group and 37 in the control group. The intervention group had significantly lower mean scores on the Visual Analog Scale, Surgical Fear Questionnaire, and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale compared with the control group (p < 0.05). In contrast, the intervention group demonstrated significantly higher scores on the Self-Care Management in Chronic Diseases Scale and its subscales than the control group (p < 0.05). The findings indicate that animation-based education provided before coronary artery bypass graft surgery effectively reduced postoperative pain, fear, anxiety, and depression levels while improving self-care management among older adults. Therefore, animation-based education may be considered an effective nursing intervention to support perioperative care and postoperative recovery in older patients undergoing CABG surgery.
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YAVUZ et al. (2026) conducted an RCT in Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery (n=72). Animation-based education vs. Preoperative clinical routine practice was evaluated on Scores on the Visual Analog Scale, Surgical Fear Questionnaire, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and Self-Care Management in Chronic Diseases Scale (p=<0.05). Animation-based education significantly reduced pain, fear, anxiety, and depression scores, and increased self-care management scores in older adults undergoing CABG surgery (p<0.05).
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