Relation Between Compliance of Patients Post Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Towards Symptoms Management Strategies and Experienced Discomforts | ||||
Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
Article 67, Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2022, Page 887-901 PDF (347.33 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.255692 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Gehan Karawan Sayed Sallam1; Kameilia Fouad Abdalla2; Sara Fathi Mahmoud3 | ||||
1PhD Candidate of Medical Surgical Nursing, United Arab Emirate University - Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University | ||||
2Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, United Arab Emirate University - Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University | ||||
3Assistant Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, United Arab Emirate University - Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background: Patients who undergone Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) often experience a variety of discomfort symptoms after hospital discharge including ;shortness of breath, chest pain or angina pain, incisional pain, atrial fibrillation fatigue, leg swelling, sleep disturbance, loss of appetite, anxiety and depression. Therefore, patient compliance with symptom management strategies (SMS) is a crucial to minimize and manage the experienced discomforts . Aim: to assess the relation between compliance of patients post CABG towards SMS & experienced discomforts. Design: descriptive correlational design. Setting: This study was conducted in outpatient clinics at Cardio Thoracic Academy affiliated to Ain Shams University Hospital. Study subject: A purposive sample of (150) patients post CABG were recruited from the previous mentioned setting. Data collection tools: This study utilized; patients demographic and medical data tool, patients’ Cardiac Symptoms Survey (CSS) and patients’ compliance scale. Results: low percentage of the studied patient (12.7%) were compliant and (87.3%) were non-compliant .Regarding experienced discomfort symptoms (60%) had severe level (26.7%) had moderate level and (13.3%) had mild level, Conclusion: There was highly statistically negative correlation between compliance level of patients post CABG towards SMS and experienced discomforts level. Recommendation: The importance of implementing educational program to patients post CABG regarding SMS to enhance their compliance | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Experienced discomforts post CABG; Symptom management strategies; patients’ compliance | ||||
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