effect of education on the stress levels in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery

ABSTRACT

To investigate the effect of education on the stress levels associated with Coronary Artery Bypass Graft [CABG] surgery in the week after CABG surgery. The study used a quasi-experimental design. Patients were selected through convenience sampling at a university hospital in Turkey. There were 60 patients in the study; 30 in the experimental group and another 30 in the control group. Data were collected using the Stressors Scale associated with CABG on the third day of the post-operative period. Cronbach's alpha of the scale was 0.89. Alpha coefficients ranged from 0.82 to 0.79.The difference between the score averages of the experimental and control group was p=0.002 for the illness-related subscale, p=0.031 for the hospital related subscale, and p=0.006 in total. Education was effective for reduction of stress associated with CABG surgery