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Improving recovery following cardiac surgery: a randomized clinical trial.

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Gortner, SR; Gilliss, CL; Shinn, JA; Sparacino, PA; Rankin, S; Leavitt, M; Price, M; Hudes, M
Published in: Journal of advanced nursing
September 1988

To enhance individual and family health during recovery from heart surgery, this study employed nursing interventions based on self-efficacy and family stress theory during the hospitalization period and for 3 months thereafter. The effectiveness of the interventions were assessed through a randomized trial in which 67 prospective bypass and valve surgery patients, aged 30-77 years, and their spouses, were allocated either the experimental interventions or usual care and followed for 6 months. At 3 months post-surgery, the only statistically significant differences between the experimentals and controls were on perceived self-efficacy for lifting and tolerating emotional distress. At 6 months no significant differences were found on individual or family measures. Analyses revealed that age, gender and preoperative cardiac status significantly affected individual recovery. The study is continuing with a larger sample in order to explicate the recovery process and to better determine whether a low intensity nursing intervention can effect changes in individual and family recovery.

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Journal of advanced nursing

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EISSN

1365-2648

ISSN

0309-2402

Publication Date

September 1988

Volume

13

Issue

5

Start / End Page

649 / 661

Related Subject Headings

  • Sex Factors
  • Random Allocation
  • Postoperative Care
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Nursing
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis
  • Female
 

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Gortner, S. R., Gilliss, C. L., Shinn, J. A., Sparacino, P. A., Rankin, S., Leavitt, M., … Hudes, M. (1988). Improving recovery following cardiac surgery: a randomized clinical trial. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 13(5), 649–661. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.1988.tb01459.x
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of advanced nursing

DOI

EISSN

1365-2648

ISSN

0309-2402

Publication Date

September 1988

Volume

13

Issue

5

Start / End Page

649 / 661

Related Subject Headings

  • Sex Factors
  • Random Allocation
  • Postoperative Care
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Nursing
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis
  • Female