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An audiotaped information programme after coronary artery bypass surgery improved physical functioning in women and psychological distress in men

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.5.1.17

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    Moore SM, Dolansky MA. Randomized trial of a home recovery intervention following coronary artery bypass surgery.Res Nurs Health2001 Apr;24:93–104OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    QUESTION: Does an early, audiotaped recovery information intervention after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery reduce psychological distress and adverse symptoms and improve physical functioning when compared with usual discharge care?

    Design

    Randomised {allocation concealed}*, unblinded, controlled trial with follow up after 1 month.

    Setting

    Cardiac step down unit in an acute care urban teaching hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

    Patients

    193 patients who had their first CABG surgery in the previous 4–5 days; could speak, read, and write English; resided within 90 miles of Cleveland; were cognitively intact; were being discharged home; and had no major complications such as myocardial infarction, pulmonary embolus, haemorrhage, or cerebral vascular accident. 93% of patients (mean age 63 y, 53% men) were included in the analysis.

    Intervention

    98 patients were allocated to the Cardiac Home Information …

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    • Source of funding: American Heart Association. For correspondence: Ms S M Moore, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-4904, USA. Fax +1 216 368 5303.