Abstract
Methods: This clinical trial, as a before and after approach, was performed on 46 patients with a history of coronary artery bypass graft surgery referred to cardiac rehabilitation units of Imam Ali hospital. Sampling was based on a convenience method. Education
was performed based on chronic disease self-management. Data was collected by general self-efficacy questionnaire and demographic form. Then, the data was analyzed with chi-square test and repeated measures of ANOVA using SPSS software version 21.
Results: The finding showed that most participants were men, married and living in Kermanshah. After conducting the program, the average score of the participants’ self-efficacy showed improvement, but the difference was not significant.
Conclusion: This study demonstrates that chronic disease selfmanagement program for patients is not effective.
Keywords
self-management program self-care self-efficacy coronary artery bypass graft
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