Ideal Suggestions for Discharge Training and Telephone Counseling of Patients With Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: A Randomized Controlled and Experimental Study

Abstract

Background: In this context, discharge training and telephone counseling given to patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft surgery increase the ability of patients to cope with and adapt to their self-care. Methods: This study was a randomized controlled, experimental design. Both experimental and control groups consisted of 35 individuals with G*power analysis (n = 70). Patients in the experimental group were given discharge training and telephone counseling for two months. At the end of the process, data collection forms were administered to both groups for the last time. Necessary ethical approvals were taken and consent was taken from the patients. Results: After the discharge training and telephone counseling given to the experimental group, the mean Exercise of Self-Care Agency Scale (ESCA) score of the patients increased by 13.94; the mean Coping and Adaptation Processing Scale (CAPS) increased by 13.6. The mean ESCA score of the control group increased by 7.86; the mean CAPS score increased by 9.14. The effect size that occurred for both groups was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Positive results were achieved in the experimental group which received given discharge training and telephone counseling.