Effectiveness of structure teaching program on knowledge regarding cardiac rehabilitation among patients undergone coronary artery bypass grafting surgery

Aim of the study: is to determine the effectiveness of structure teaching program on knowledge regarding cardiac rehabilitation among patients undergone coronary artery bypass grafting surgery in study group. Background: A coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) is a surgical procedure used to treat coronary heart disease. After the coronary artery bypass grafting surgery, patients have doubt about various factors such as exercises, diet pattern, return to work, sexual activity and physical activity. Cardiac rehabilitation (rehab) is a medically supervised program to help people who have A heart attack, Angioplasty or coronary artery bypass grafting for coronary heart disease, A heart valve repair or replacement, A heart transplant or a lung transplant, Angina, Heart failure. Design: The Quasi experimental- one group pre-test post-test design. Methods: Non probability convenience sampling technique was used. A total of 30 patients samples who met the inclusion criteria were selected for the study. The patients undergone coronary artery bypass grafting was assessed for level of knowledge regarding cardiac rehabilitation. Demographic variable and structured questionnaire was assessed before giving structured teaching program on cardiac rehabilitation. After administration of structured teaching program on cardiac rehabilitation, the patients were assessed with same questionnaire to find the effectiveness of structured teaching program on cardiac rehabilitation. The study was carried out for 5days. Result: The findings of the study reveals that in the study group, majority of the patients undergone coronary artery bypass grafting surgery 60(18%) were in the age group of 51-60 years, 16(53.33%) were males, 17(56.67%) were residing in urban area, 12(40%) were illiterates, 28(93.33%) were married, 12(40%) were unemployed and retired and private employee respectively and 18(60%) had family history of CAD and 17(56.66%) had comorbidities. In the pre-test majority 17(56.66%) had average knowledge about cardiac rehabilitation and 13(43.33%) had poor knowledge. Whereas after the administration of structure teaching program regarding cardiac rehabilitation majority 16(53.33%) had good knowledge, 12(40%) had average knowledge and only 2(6.66%) had poor knowledge about cardiac rehabilitation.This clearly indicates that structure teaching program on knowledge regarding cardiac rehabilitation was effective among patients undergone coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. Conclusions: The finding illustrated that structure teaching program on knowledge regarding cardiac rehabilitation was effective among patients undergone coronary artery bypass grafting surgery.