مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - POST-DISCHARGE LEARNING NEEDS OF PATIENTS WHO HAD UNDERGONE CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING SURGERY

Abstract :

Aim: Aim of this study was to determine post discharge learning needs of patients who had undergone coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (CABG) for the first time, and whether these needs change according to the patients’ some identifier characteristics. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted on patients in Cardio Vascular Surgery Clinic of a university hospital. The sample of this study consisted of 80 patients. Data were collected using by the Patient Information Form and Patient Learning Needs Scale (PLNS). In statistical analyze of data was used means, frequencies, Kruskall Wallis H, Mann-Whitney U, Student-t tests. Results: The mean total score learning needs of patients was 183.48±23.36, with an importance level of 3.66 were found to be very important level. The most important learning need of patients was the life activities (37.60±4.93, importance level: 4.93) and the least important learning need was the emotions related to the situations (12.66±4.04, importance level: 2.53). It was found that PLNS total scale mean scores of female patients, housewives, patients who had not received discharging education, and patients who had only received the discharging education from the doctor were higher than other patients, and differences between mean scores of groups were statistically significant (p 0.05). Conclusion: Results of this study showed that the learning needs of patients who had undergone CABG surgery was very importance level, the information before of discharge decreased the learning needs, and but the nurses had not take active role for discharging education of patients. In accordance with these results, it is suggested that the planed discharge education should be made according to individual characteristics and learning needs of the patients.