Trial reportBMJ open2016
Patient and family satisfaction levels in the intensive care unit after elective cardiac surgery: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a preoperative patient education intervention.
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- Society of Critical Care Medicine Guidelines on Family-Centered Care for Adult ICUs: 2024.Critical care medicine · 2025Guideline
- Educational approaches for patients with heart surgery: a systematic review of main features and effects.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2022Pooled it
- Information or education interventions for adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients and their carers.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Patient education in the management of coronary heart disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Humanity-based nursing care in the ICU: a descriptive qualitative study.Philosophy, ethics, and humanities in medicine : PEHM · 2026Article
- Patients' willingness and needs for ICU virtual reality visits before elective surgery: a qualitative study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Satisfaction with preoperative education and surgical services among adults elective surgical patients at selected public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.SAGE open medicine · 2022Article
- The Impact of Nonpharmacological Interventions on Patient Experience, Opioid Use, and Health Care Utilization in Adult Cardiac Surgery Patients: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.JMIR research protocols · 2021Article
- Patient Satisfaction With Heart Health Clinics in Fraser Health, Canada.Journal of patient experience · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionPatients and their families are understandably anxious about the risk of complications and unfamiliar experiences following cardiac surgery. Providing information about postoperative care in the intensive care unit (ICU) to patients and families may lead to lower anxiety levels, and increased satisfaction with healthcare. The objectives of this study are to evaluate the effectiveness of preoperative patient education provided for patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: 100 patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass graft, with or without valve replacement surgery, will be recruited into a 2-group, parallel, superiority, double-blinded randomised controlled trial. Participants will be randomised to either preoperative patient education comprising of a video and ICU tour with standard care (intervention) or standard education (control). The primary outcome measures are the satisfaction levels of patients and family members with ICU care and decision-making in the ICU. The secondary outcome measures are patient anxiety and depression levels before and after surgery. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethical approval has been obtained from the Joint Chinese University of Hong Kong-New Territories East Cluster Clinical Research Ethics Committee (reference number CREC 2015.308). The findings will be presented at conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals. Study participants will receive a 1-page plain language summary of results. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ChiCTR-IOR-15006971.
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