Recovery from coronary artery bypass graft surgery Surgery Coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Conditions
Interventions
Participants are randomly assigned to receive usual follow-up care or follow-up care with telehealth equipment. Patients and their caregivers in both groups receive all the usual cardiac teaching that
Sponsors
McGill University (Canada)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. The patient is undergoing first-time CABG surgery 2. The patient is hospitalized and waiting for CABG surgery, or is admitted to hospital for surgery after being on the cardiac wait list 3. There is a caregiver available and present on admission and/or during the patient?s hospitalization 4. There is a telephone in the home 5. There is a grounded electrical outlet, or three-prong plug outlet, in the home 6. The patient and caregiver speak and understand English and are cognitively able to participate in the interviews 7. Both the patient and caregiver will be likely to be able to adhere with the VITAL program 8. The patient and caregiver both consent to participate
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient is scheduled for valve replacement surgery 2. An attending physician believes it is necessary for a patient to have the VITAL program upon discharge.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The 20-item State Anxiety Inventory (S-STAI) administered by telephone pre-operatively at baseline and at 5 days and 3 weeks after discharge | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale -10 (CESD-10) administered pre-operatively at baseline and at 5 days and 3 weeks after discharge 2. Health Care Utilization data collected at 5 days and 3 weeks after discharge | — |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed