M.Cur. / The emotional state of health of pre-operative patients about to have coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) is a decisive factor in the outcome of the procedure. Nel (1989) carried out quantitative research to determine the effect of a pre-operative education programme on CABG patients. This education programme is based on the fact that a person's emotional disposition is a critical variable in his successful recovery from coronary disease. However, the researcher is of the opinion that although Nel's study made a positive contribution regarding this phenomenon, a quantitative research design does not reflect the real experience of the patients that follow a pre-operative education programme. In the researcher's view, a qualitative research design is more appropriate. The aim of the present qualitative, exploring, descriptive, contextual research is to explore and describe the experience of CABG patients exposed to a pre-operative education programme and to lay down guidelines for nursing staff in practice The research was conducted in three phases. One private hospital in Pretoria was use for the research.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:10241 |
Date | 12 September 2012 |
Creators | Smit, Mara-Lu |
Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Thesis |
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