An exploration of the relationship between coronary artery bypass graft patients' self-sought educational resources and outcomes.
Postoperative coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients seek educational resources around discharge. There is limited research on the type and perceived effectiveness of self-sought educational resources. The purpose of this study was to describe the use of self-sought educational resources by patients around time of discharge and to explore relationships between use of self-sought educational resources and self-care knowledge, performance of self-care behavior, and symptom frequency. This study is a substudy of a randomized clinical trial that included a convenience sample of first-time CABG patients. Significant correlations were found between use of self-sought educational resources and greater frequency of patient's behavior (P <or= .05), and a decrease in symptom frequency (P <or= .05). This study represents a first step toward identifying the association between the use of self-sought educational resources after CABG and outcomes expected of education.
Fredericks
Suzanne
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School of Nursing, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. sfrederi@ryerson.ca
Sidani
Souraya
S
D000368:Aged; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*