Abstract: Cardiac surgeries are high-risk procedures that require careful preoperative and postoperative management. Many perioperative complications can be anticipated allowing for early and aggressive management in an attempt to reduce morbidity and shorten convalescence. Preoperative teaching helps to decrease postoperative complications by introducing the tasks in which a patient will be required to participate after surgery.
Aim of the study: To evaluate the effectiveness of planned preoperative teaching on self-care activities for patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
Methods: Quasi-experimental research design was conducted in the cardiac center at Al-Thawra Modem General Hospital in Sana’a, Yemen. The study was conducted on 100 adult cardiac surgical patients of both sexes, were randomly assigned into two groups (50 study group and 50 control group). Study group were included in a planned preoperative teaching. Data were collected through two tools (Assessment questionnaire and observational checklist).
Results: The mean age of study group are 40.46 ±14.13years and 38.88 ±12.47years of control group. The pre-test result shows 52% of the study group and 82% of the control group possess inadequate knowledge. Whereas, in the post-test results 84% of the study group and 4% of the control groups had adequate knowledge. Significantly improved knowledge, performance level of self-care activities, early extubation, coping with pain, less amount of analgesic required, short postoperative period, short length of ICU stay and less complication than those non-receiving planned preoperative teaching.
Conclusion: Patients may benefit from this planned preoperative teaching intervention in terms of knowledge and performance of self-care activities, early extubation, coping with pain, length of stay and complication than those non-receiving planned preoperative teaching. The planned preoperative teaching could be incorporated as part of prepare patients for cardiac surgery.
Keywords: Cardiac surgery, planned preoperative teaching, self-care activities, and postoperative complication.
Title: Effectiveness of Planned Preoperative Teaching on Self-Care Activities for Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
Author: Talal Ali Hussein Saad Al-Qalah, Wafaa Ismail Shereif Salam, Amira Ahmed Hassanein
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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