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The effect of implementing transitional nursing care in the elderly undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Investigating the effect of the transitional nursing care on functional independence, quality of life, and cardiac self-efficacy of the elderly undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20251119068047N1
Enrollment
70
Registered
2025-12-08
Start date
2026-01-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-02-02

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Conditions

Condition 1: Chronic ischemic coronary artery disease. Condition 2: Patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery. Condition 3: Transitional nursing care of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery. Condition 4: Nursing-led multidisciplinary care for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Chronic ischaemic heart disease Unspecified complication of cardiac and vascular prosthetic device, implant and graft Need for continuous supervision Encounter for other sp

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: The structured transitional nursing care intervention for the intervention group is delivered over four phases during 16 weeks. Before surgery, patients and one fam

Sponsors

Yazd University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Willingness to participate in the study Young elders (age group 60 to 75 years) Being alert and mentally healthy Performing coronary artery bypass grafting for the first time The patient's coronary artery bypass grafting procedure is not an emergency. No history of mental disorder The patient or their active companion must be literate. The patient or their active companion must have a smartphone and the patient or their companion must be able to use the internet.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The patient's condition should be such that he/she is unable to visit in person, especially in the first two weeks, and this should be mentioned from the beginning.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Health-Related Quality of Life. Timepoint: The time points for measuring quality of life in this study include: at the beginning of the study (before surgery), the end of the eighth week after the start of the study (end of intervention phase), and the end of the sixteenth week after the start of the study (end of follow-up phase). Method of measurement: SF-36 questionnaire.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Hospital Readmission. Timepoint: The time points for measuring hospital readmissions in this study include: at the beginning of the study (before surgery), the end of the eighth week after the start of the study (end of intervention phase), and the end of the sixteenth week after the start of the study (end of follow-up phase). Method of measurement: Follow up form.;Cardiac Self-Efficacy. Timepoint: The time points for measuring Cardiac Self-Efficacy in this study include: at the beginning of the study (before surgery), the end of the eighth week after the start of the study (end of intervention phase), and the end of the sixteenth week after the start of the study (end of follow-up phase). Method of measurement: Cardiac self-efficacy scale.;Functional Independence. Timepoint: The time points for measuring functional independence in this study include: at the beginning of the study (before surgery), the end of the eighth week after the start of the study (end of intervention phase), and the end of the sixteenth week after the start of the study (end of follow-up phase). Method of measurement: Barthel scale.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFatemeh Bakhshi

Yazd University of Medical Sciences

fateme.bakhshii@gmail.com+98 35 3824 1751

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026