NCT05623813

Individual- and Group-based Postoperative Education for Patients Sternotomy

Individual- and Group-based Postoperative Education on Promoting Engagement in Daily Activities for Patients After Sternotomy: A Non-randomised Controlled Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 88 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Western Sydney · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Cardiac surgery via sternotomy is performed on more than one million people annually. Patient education may promote engagement in daily activities postoperatively. It is unknown if there is any difference in patients' feedback and outcomes when the education is delivered individually or in a group format. The aim of this study is to collect participants' feedback and therapists' time spent on individual- and group-based Education in Daily Activities Engagement - Post-Sternotomy.

Detailed description

This single-site non-randomised controlled study was conducted at Liverpool Hospital, NSW, Australia. All patients aged 18 or above who had received cardiac surgery via sternotomy at Liverpool Hospital cardiothoracic ward were consecutively allocated to the individual- or group-based postoperative education. Outcomes included a survey to obtain participants' feedback, the time spent by therapists delivering the education per participant, and participants' length of postoperative hospital stay.

Conditions

• Post-sternotomy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Postoperative education	provide patients with the understanding and confidence to safely engage in their daily activities whilst following post-sternotomy precautionary guidelines throughout their recovery

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-08-01
• Primary completion: 2017-03-01
• Completion: 2022-08-26
• First posted: 2022-11-21
• Last updated: 2022-11-21