The findings from this systematic review suggest favorable effects on the readmission rates .
As well , the individualized patient education intervention is effective in promoting statistically significant changes in quality of life , performance of health behaviours , depression , and anxiety
The objective of this systematic review was to compare the effectiveness of individualized patient education interventions to st and ardized patient education interventions on the rate of readmission , performance of specific health behaviours , depression , anxiety , and cognition during the post-hospital discharge recovery period following cardiovascular surgery .
A comparison of patient teaching outcomes among postoperative coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients.
Shortened hospitalizations following cardiac surgery necessitate re-evaluation of how pertinent information for self-care management and reduction of coronary artery disease risk factors can be incorporated into an effective inpatient cardiac patient teaching program . This study investigated the effect of three different teaching approaches ( i.e. , an inpatient teaching program , a postdischarge telephone follow-up program , and a postdischarge group teaching program ) among 90 patients who had undergone coronary artery bypass graft surgery . Teaching outcomes were evaluated in this study by use of the Heart Disease Management Question naire and Cardiac Surgical Patient Teaching Satisfaction Inventory . Analyses of the data revealed similar patient teaching outcomes regardless of the type of teaching intervention the participant received . Findings supported the effectiveness of the inpatient teaching protocol which focused on " survival skills " for self-care management postdischarge . The findings are important in the re design of teaching programs which are efficient yet meaningful to the patient within today 's health care environment . Additional findings indicated that patients who had longer  lengths of stay and those with more vessels bypassed were the least satisfied with their teaching . Further implication s for nurses involved in patient teaching are discussed
The findings from this systematic review suggest favorable effects on the readmission rates .
As well , the individualized patient education intervention is effective in promoting statistically significant changes in quality of life , performance of health behaviours , depression , and anxiety
The objective of this systematic review was to compare the effectiveness of individualized patient education interventions to st and ardized patient education interventions on the rate of readmission , performance of specific health behaviours , depression , anxiety , and cognition during the post-hospital discharge recovery period following cardiovascular surgery .