The Effect of Chronic Disease SelfManagement Program on Health Status of Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Background The chronic disease selfmanagement program is among the most important methods for promoting selfcare. Objectives This study was done to evaluate the effects of this program on patients’ health status after undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Patients and Methods This onegroup pretestposttest clinical trial was conducted in 2013 on 46 patients, who had recently undergone a coronary artery bypass graft surgery and had been referred to the cardiac rehabilitation center of Imam Ali (PBUH) Hospital, Kermanshah, Iran. The participants were recruited conveniently and were educated based on the chronic disease selfmanagement program. The data were collected using a demographic questionnaire and the health status questionnaire and were analyzed through conducting the Chisquare test using the SPSS software (v.21.0). Results The chronic disease selfmanagement program had significant effects on the participants’ general health, daily activities and pain (P amp;lt; 0.001) but did not significantly affect their overall health status, energy or fatigue, feeling of wellbeing and social functioning. Conclusions The chronic disease selfmanagement program significantly affects various healthrelated parameters. It is an inexpensive noninvasive intervention, which complements conventional medical treatments and thus, can be used by rehabilitation centers.