Effectiveness of Rehabilitation by Telephone Follow-up on the Self-Efficacy of Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Empowering patients after coronary artery bypass graft surgery plays a major role in promoting their health behaviors, and improving self-efficacy is one way to increase this skill. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of center-based rehabilitation and telephone follow-up on the self-efficacy of patients undergoing CABG. In this randomized controlled trial, ۷۷ patients undergoing CABG referred to the Shahid Madani Medical Educational Center of Khorramabad were selected by convenience sampling. They were then randomly divided into two groups: telephone follow-up (N=۳۸) and control (N=۳۹). The intervention group received cardiac rehabilitation for four weeks, while the control group did not receive any intervention. Trail questionnaires were completed by patients before (at discharge) and after the study. The mean pre-study score was not significantly different between the two groups (P = ۰.۹۶۰). However, the findings after the study showed that self-efficacy was significantly different in the clinical practice of patients in the follow-up group compared with the control group (P = ۰.۰۰۱). Based on the findings of the effectiveness of telephone follow-up in increasing the self-efficacy of patients undergoing CABG, it is recommended to use this method as a low-cost but effective method.

کلیدواژه ها:

Rehabilitation ، self-efficacy ، CABG ، follow-up ، telephone follow-up