1. The effect of a peer support intervention on early recovery outcomes in men recovering from coronary bypass surgery: A randomized controlled trial.
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Colella, Tracey J. F. and King-Shier, Kathryn
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CORONARY artery bypass , *CONVALESCENCE , *ANALYSIS of covariance , *STATISTICAL correlation , *MENTAL depression , *FISHER exact test , *EVALUATION of medical care , *MEDICAL cooperation , *MEN , *PROBABILITY theory , *PSYCHOLOGICAL tests , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *RESEARCH , *RESEARCH funding , *SELF-efficacy , *STATISTICAL hypothesis testing , *SURGICAL clinics , *SOCIAL support , *SOCIAL learning theory , *RANDOMIZED controlled trials , *DATA analysis software , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *PSYCHOLOGY - Abstract
Background and aim: Examine the effect of a professionally-guided telephone peer support intervention on recovery outcomes including depression, perceived social support, and health services utilization after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted with post-coronary artery bypass graft surgery men (N=185) who were randomized before hospital discharge. The intervention arm received telephone-based peer support through weekly telephone calls from a peer volunteer over six weeks, initiated within 3–4 days of discharge. Results: Although a significant difference was detected in pre-intervention depression scores at discharge, there were no differences between groups in changes in depression scores at six weeks (p=0.08), 12 weeks (0.49) or over time (p=0.51); and no significant differences in perceived social support scores over time (p=0.94). At 12 weeks, the intervention group had significantly lower incidence of health services utilization (family physician (p=0.02) and emergency room (p=0.04)). Conclusions: Healthcare providers need to continue to investigate novel interventions to enhance social support and reduce depression in cardiac patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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