Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Cardiac Rehabilitation among Patients Undergone Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery in Dhiraj General Hospital, Piparia, Vadodara

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a medically supervised program that helps improve the health and well-being of people who have heart problems. Rehabilitation programs include exercise training, education on heart healthy living, and counseling to reduce stress and help you return to an active life. Coronary artery bypass graft surgery, also known as CABG or bypass surgery, can help to restore blood flow to an area of the heart. However, surgery does not stop the progression of atherosclerosis (coronary heart disease), which deposits fatty material into artery walls, narrowing them and eventually limiting blood flow. Most people who have undergone bypass surgery benefit from participating in a structured, comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation program.

objectives of the study were To assess the existing knowledge regarding cardiac rehabilitation among patient undergone CABG, evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding cardiac rehabilitation of CABG patient and determine the association between pretest knowledge score of CABG patient with selected socio-demographic variables.

An evaluative research approach with pre-experimental design was used. The sampling technique used was non-probability convenient sampling. Data was collected from 40 CABG patients from Dhiraj General hospital at Vadodara from 12-09-2014 to 20-09-2014. The tool consist of section: 1 Demographic profile, section: 2-knowledge regarding Cardiac rehabilitation 25 items. The reliability of the tool was established by using test retest method. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.

The mean post test score and SD among CABG patients ’knowledge regarding cardiac rehabilitation is 18.82 ± 1.65 higher than mean pretest score 10.45 ± 1.979 among CABG patients regarding Cardiac Rehabilitation. The mean posttest knowledge scores (18.82) was higher than the mean pretest knowledge scores (10.45). The computed ‘t ’value 24.561 is higher than the tabled value t99 at p<0.05 level of significance. Hence hypothesis I s accepted and thus shows that STP was highly effective in increasing the knowledge of Cardiac Rehabilitation among CABG patients.

The study findings revealed that structured teaching programme was highly effective in improving knowledge of Cardiac Rehabilitation in CABG patients.