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Timing for delivering individualized patient education intervention to Coronary Artery Bypass Graft patients : An RCT . BACKGROUND The primary focus of this study is on the timing of the delivery of education to patients who had CABG surgery . AIM To determine the efficacy of an individualized telephone patient education intervention , delivered at two different points in time ( 1-2 days pre-discharge versus 1-2 days post-discharge ) in enhancing the CABG patient 's knowledge of self-care behaviours , performance of self-care behaviours , and symptom frequency . METHOD A randomized clinical trial that included a convenience sample of first time CABG patients . Individuals who received education pre-discharge were compared to individuals who received education post-discharge on the outcomes . RESULTS Results indicated no statistically significant difference in outcomes between the two time points . As well , anxiety levels were found to be significantly higher in the pre-discharge group than the post-discharge group . CONCLUSIONS The individualized nature of the educational intervention may have accounted for non-significant findings reported in outcomes between the two time points . PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Nurses may consider assessing anxiety levels prior to delivery of educational interventions , implement interventions aimed at reducing anxiety levels , and provide individualized teaching .
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Intervention_Educational
individualized patient education intervention
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Intervention_Surgical
CABG surgery .
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Intervention_Educational
individualized telephone patient education intervention
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Intervention_Educational
education pre-discharge
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Intervention_Educational
educational intervention
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Outcome_Mental
outcomes between the two time points .
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Outcome_Mental
anxiety levels
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Outcome_Mental
anxiety levels
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Participant_Condition
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
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Participant_Condition
had CABG surgery
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Participant_Condition
CABG patient
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Participant_Condition
first time CABG patients