Self-care in the CABG population: an evaluation of the most appropriate time for delivering individualized patient education

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Purpose. To determine the most appropriate time (1--2 days pre-discharge versus 1--2 days post-discharge) for delivering individualized education to patients who had CABG surgery. Design. A randomized, pre-test-post-test clinical trial. Background. Due to shortened length of hospital stay and the need for patients following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgery to manage their condition at home, it is important to provide education at a time which will allow for maximum gain in outcomes. An alternative to in-hospital patient education is individualized teaching that is delivered 1-2 days post-discharge, via telephone. Analyses. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize the sample. Repeated measure analysis of variance was performed to examine differences in the outcomes among the two groups, over time. The hypothesized relationships between variables were tested using Pearson correlation coefficients. Implications. Implications for practice, theory, and research were discu

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