Effect of an Educational Support Programme on Caregiver Burden among the Family Members of Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Objectives : the family caregivers of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery experience considerable physical and emotional distress. this study aimed to investigate the effect of an educational support programme on caregiver burden among the family caregivers of patients un...

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Published in:Sultan Qaboos University medical journal 2021-05, Vol.21 (2), p.266-274
Main Authors: Najafi , Tahereh, Dalirirad , Helen, Seyedfatemi , Naima
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living
Adult
Aftercare
Brochures
Cardiovascular disease
Caregiver Burden - prevention & control
Caregiver Burden - psychology
Caregivers
Caregivers - education
Caregivers - psychology
Child
Chronic illnesses
Clinical & Basic Research
CORONARY ARTERIES
Coronary Artery Bypass - adverse effects
CORONARY HEART DISEASES
Coronary vessels
Educational materials
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES
Family - psychology
Female
Heart surgery
Hospitals
Humans
IRAN
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Discharge
PATIENTS
Postoperative period
QUALITY OF LIFE
Skills
Social research
Stress
Surgical outcomes
Veins & arteries
Verbal communication
Wound healing
أمراض القلب التاجية
إيران
البرامج التربوية
الشرايين التاجية
المرضى
نوعية الحياة
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Summary:Objectives : the family caregivers of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery experience considerable physical and emotional distress. this study aimed to investigate the effect of an educational support programme on caregiver burden among the family caregivers of patients undergoing CABG surgery in Iran. methods : this non-randomised controlled clinical trial was conducted from January to April 2017 at a cardiovascular centre in Tehran, Iran. a total of 80 family caregivers of patients undergoing CABG surgery were sequentially selected and non-randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. the control group received routine care, whereas the intervention group received additional education sessions at baseline, prior to surgery, the day after surgery and before discharge. caregiver burden was compared at baseline and six weeks post-discharge using the Persian-language versions of the caregiver burden inventory (CBI) and Katz index of independence in activities of daily living (IADL). results : a significant difference was observed between family caregivers in the control and intervention groups with regards to pre-post differences in mean CBI scores (+1.67 ± 19.23 versus +17.45 ± 9.83; P
ISSN:2075-051X
2075-0528
DOI:10.18295/squmj.2021.21.02.016