title: The information needs at time of hospital discharge of male and female patients who have undergone coronary artery bypass grafting: a pilot study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the information needs 24 to 48 hours before hospital discharge of male and female patients who have undergone first-time coronary artery bypass surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional, descriptive-comparative.
  
  
  METHODS
  Teaching hospital in a city in central Canada.
  
  
  METHODS
  The sample consisted of 20 men and 20 women who had undergone elective coronary artery bypass surgery for the first time.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patient Learning Needs Scale and open-ended question.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No differences were found in information needs between men and women. The highest areas of information needs included: treatment and complications, activities, medications, and enhancing quality of life.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Men and women have similar information needs after coronary artery bypass surgery. They both want information concerning treatment and complications, activities of living, enhancing their quality of life, and medications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Toronto Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Jickling
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Graydon
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002170:Canada; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015399:Nursing Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011788:Quality of Life; D012648:Self Care; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires