The effect of home care training on anxiety and vital signs levels in
coronary artery bypass grafting patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Abstract
Objective: Patients with coronary artery bypass grafting require special
care at home, and not being aware of this care before surgery can cause
anxiety. This study aimed to determine the effect of home care training
on anxiety and vital signs levels in CABG patients. Methods: This
clinical trial study was performed on 80 patients undergoing CABG
surgery in Farshchian Hospital in Hamadan, Iran, in January 2020.
Samples were selected by convenience sampling and were randomly divided
into intervention and control groups. The control group received only
routine training, but the intervention group also received two-session
training of home care. Data were collected using the Spielberger
situational anxiety questionnaire and the vital signs checklist, then
analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics in SPSS software
version 16. Results: The results showed that before the intervention,
the mean scores of anxiety, heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature,
systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure of the two groups
were not significantly different(P>0/05). However, after
the intervention, the mean score of anxiety, the heart rate, respiratory
rate, systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure of the
intervention group was lower than the control group
significantly(P<0/05), But the mean temperature of the two
groups showed no significant difference(P>0/05).
Conclusions: Home care training before surgery reduces anxiety and vital
signs, therefore the use of home care training before surgery is
recommended in this group of patients.