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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