The Effect of Different Training Methods On Discharge

NCT ID: NCT05737901

Last Updated: 2023-07-20

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 72 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2019-08-15
• Study Completion Date: 2022-03-01

Brief Summary

This study was conducted to examine the effects of different discharge training methods on readiness to discharge and self-efficacy in individuals undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Detailed Description

With the shortening of the length of hospital stay after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, patients can be discharged by taking on complex responsibilities before the healing process is completed and before their perception of self-efficacy increases. Today, in the discharge training traditionally given with oral or written materials after surgery, the subjects that are generally considered important are selected, which may lead to not addressing the specific needs of individuals. In addition, inconsistencies may occur due to the trainer, too much written information that is beyond the knowledge level of the patients, frequent forgetting or incorrect remembering of the information given, and the incompatibility between the time planned by the nurse for the training and the time the patient feels ready. In one study, it was reported that 55.3% of the nurses did not provide patient education, education was in the seventh place in their daily work routines, and the reasons for not training the patients were their excessive workload and inability to use time effectively. For this reason, traditional patient education methods have begun to be replaced by technological methods. Mobile applications create opportunities for patients to participate in their own care during their hospital stay in the remaining time spent on examinations and treatments. It has been reported that video interventions are extremely effective, especially in populations with low literacy rates, and longer-term information transfer can be achieved by leaving tablets used for educational purposes in the patient room.

CABG surgery is most needed during middle and advanced ages. However, it is generally known that elderly individuals are mostly not familiar with recent mobile technologies. In Turkey, no research has been found on whether this patient group is suitable for using mobile technologies, the effectiveness of tablets in providing information to inpatients, the extent to which patients are interested and engaged with the application, the effectiveness of the application to bring the patient to a readiness state for discharge, the effect of the application on the perception of self-efficacy, and how it affects the state of satisfaction. Some authors also state that well-designed and reported studies are needed to demonstrate the effectiveness of mobile phone or tablet-based applications in the management of CAD (Coronary Artery Disease).

Conditions

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft; Discharge Education

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Standard care group

The standard discharge training of the clinic was carried out in the patient's room on the day of discharge in an average of 5 minutes, in the form of verbally explaining the information deemed important by the physician and/or nurse to the patient. No intervention was made in this group.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Education Booklet Group

Discharge training was given by the researcher the day before the surgery in an average of 60 minutes in the meeting room of the clinic through the booklet.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Education Booklet

Intervention Type: OTHER

Training titles and contents were created by listing the most common complications and needs of patients after CABG surgery. In the "General Information" section of the booklet, the definition of CAD, how CABG surgery is performed, the length of hospital stay, and what can be experienced in the hospital after surgery and in the home environment after discharge were discussed. In the "Postoperative Self-Care Practices" section, information about the healing process of the breastbone, pain management, medication, respiratory exercises, early nutrition, personal hygiene, protection from coronavirus-19, pulse control, postoperative heart attack, conditions to be reported, compression stockings use for varicose veins, physical activity, travel, sleep and rest, sexual life, and coping with stress and depression was presented. In the "Postoperative Life" section, training topics on exercise, nutrition, smoking, and alcohol use were included.

Mobile Application Group

The mobile application was introduced to the patient by the researcher the day before the surgery. During the presentation phase, the patient was informed about the titles and contents of the training videos, and after explaining the technical features related to turning the tablet on and off, raising and lowering the volume, logging into the account using the username and password for training, using the buttons on the main screen and the keyboard, the patient was asked to apply them. All these stages took an average of 20 minutes. In addition, information about logging in, such as how to switch on and off the device, the patient's user name and password, were added to the back of the tablet in writing.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Mobile application

Intervention Type: OTHER

The logo and content of the "Bypass e-Discharge" application was visually designed, and the software was developed. In-app transactions were secured with end-to-end encryption by entering the username and password, and internet access was not required to use the application. The application was presented for expert opinion (3 patients, 1 academician, 2 nurses, 2 physicians) in order to investigate the user experience, and edits were made on its interface (such as adding the "acceleration" feature in videos, an additional button for stopping and starting videos, displaying video total time on the screen, and magnification of all buttons).

Interventions

Education Booklet

Training titles and contents were created by listing the most common complications and needs of patients after CABG surgery. In the "General Information" section of the booklet, the definition of CAD, how CABG surgery is performed, the length of hospital stay, and what can be experienced in the hospital after surgery and in the home environment after discharge were discussed. In the "Postoperative Self-Care Practices" section, information about the healing process of the breastbone, pain management, medication, respiratory exercises, early nutrition, personal hygiene, protection from coronavirus-19, pulse control, postoperative heart attack, conditions to be reported, compression stockings use for varicose veins, physical activity, travel, sleep and rest, sexual life, and coping with stress and depression was presented. In the "Postoperative Life" section, training topics on exercise, nutrition, smoking, and alcohol use were included.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Mobile application

The logo and content of the "Bypass e-Discharge" application was visually designed, and the software was developed. In-app transactions were secured with end-to-end encryption by entering the username and password, and internet access was not required to use the application. The application was presented for expert opinion (3 patients, 1 academician, 2 nurses, 2 physicians) in order to investigate the user experience, and edits were made on its interface (such as adding the "acceleration" feature in videos, an additional button for stopping and starting videos, displaying video total time on the screen, and magnification of all buttons).

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Being literate
• Understanding and speaking the Turkish language
• Having undergone a planned open-heart surgery for the first time.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients who received psychiatric diagnosis
• Who were unable to use the tablet and mobile application after explanations
• Who had postoperative hospitalization for more than 10 days
• Who had a development of disorientation in the postoperative service
• Who had a valve surgery added to their CABG surgery during the operation were excluded from the research.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Aydin Adnan Menderes University Member Training Program

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Aydın Adnan Menderes University Scientific Research Projects Unit

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Aydin Adnan Menderes University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Dilara ŞAHAN

Research assistant, PhD

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Dilara ŞAHAN, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Aydin Adnan Menderes University

Locations

Aydın Adnan Menderes University

Aydin, Merkez, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

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Other Identifiers

AdnanU

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id