Research on postoperative self-management and self-efficacy of coronary artery bypass grafting patients

  Objective  To explore the relationship between self-management and self-efficacy of patients with coronary artery bypass grafting(CABG).

  Methods  The questionnaires such as general data questionnaire, Coronary Heart Disease Self-management Scale and Chronic Disease Self-efficacy Scale were performed for 237 patients after CABG surgery.

  Results  Total score of self-management for CABG patients was (86.11±9.88) points, and self-efficacy scale was (6.56 ±0.99) points, and total score of self-management was positively correlated with self-efficacy scores (P < 0.05).

  Conclusion  Self-management of CABG patients was in the medium level and self-efficacy should be further improved. Self-efficacy of CABG patientsis closely related to the self-management in these patients. Nursing staff should strengthen their self-efficacy in order to improve the postoperative self-management ability.