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Effect of Peer Support Intervention on Early Recovery Outcomes Post Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

NCT01775228 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 185

Last updated 2013-01-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Recovery from coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is a complex process involving physical recuperation and psychological adjustment. The high prevalence of postoperative depression in this population may threaten optimal recovery. Peer support over the recovery period has promise to mitigate this threat. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a professionally-guided telephone peer support intervention on recovery outcomes including depression, social support and health care resource utilization.

In a randomized controlled trial, 185 male CABG surgery patients randomly assigned to an intervention (n=61) or usual care (n=124) group. Participants in the intervention group received weekly telephone calls from a peer volunteer over 6 weeks post discharge. At hospital discharge and at 6 and 12 weeks follow up, depression was measured using the Beck Depression Scale-II, social support was measured using the Shortened Social Support Scale and health care resource utilization was measured using items in the Postoperative Self Report of Recovery Questionnaire. Participants in the intervention group were also asked questions about their perceptions regarding peer support using the Peer Support Evaluation Inventory.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Peer Support

Support (informational, emotional and appraisal) in the form of like persons (i.e. age, gender) who have undergone CABG surgery with successful outcomes (post-recovery at least one year); peer support was provided by telephone for 6 weeks post cardiac surgery recovery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada

    collaborator OTHER

  • Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Calgary

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kathryn King, PhD · University of Calgary

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
36 Years
Max Age
87 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-11-30
Primary Completion
2008-11-30
Completion
2009-11-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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Diseases

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