TY - JOUR
T1 - Symptom management strategies used by elderly patients after coronary artery bypass surgery
AU - Schulz, Paula S.
AU - Zimmerman, Lani
AU - Pozehl, Bunny
AU - Barnason, Sue
AU - Nieveen, Janet
N1 - Funding Information:
This article was funded by RO1 NR07759-5 and F31 NR009742-02, National Institute for Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health.
PY - 2011/5
Y1 - 2011/5
N2 - The purpose of this secondary analysis was to describe symptom management strategies used by elderly patients (n = 236) 3 and 6 weeks after coronary artery bypass surgery (CABS). Three weeks after surgery, the most frequently used strategies were rest to manage shortness of breath (53%) and fatigue (53%), medications for incision pain (24%), and repositioning for swelling (35%) and sleep disturbance (18%). Overall, fewer patients experiencing sleep disturbances (39%), incision pain (39%), swelling (46%), and appetite problems (17%) reported using a strategy to manage their symptom. Nurses must assist patients in symptom identification and problem solving to accomplish effective symptom management.
AB - The purpose of this secondary analysis was to describe symptom management strategies used by elderly patients (n = 236) 3 and 6 weeks after coronary artery bypass surgery (CABS). Three weeks after surgery, the most frequently used strategies were rest to manage shortness of breath (53%) and fatigue (53%), medications for incision pain (24%), and repositioning for swelling (35%) and sleep disturbance (18%). Overall, fewer patients experiencing sleep disturbances (39%), incision pain (39%), swelling (46%), and appetite problems (17%) reported using a strategy to manage their symptom. Nurses must assist patients in symptom identification and problem solving to accomplish effective symptom management.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.apnr.2009.03.001
DO - 10.1016/j.apnr.2009.03.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 20974054
AN - SCOPUS:79954667363
SN - 0897-1897
VL - 24
SP - 65
EP - 73
JO - Applied Nursing Research
JF - Applied Nursing Research
IS - 2
ER -