Person Centred Discharge Planning After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Person Centred Discharge Planning After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft: What Works for the Patient?

• IRAS ID

  165296

• Contact name

  Michelle Louise Howarth

• Contact email

  m.l.howarth2@salford.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University of Salford

• Duration of Study in the UK

  years, 9 months, 30 days

• Research summary

  Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is acknowledged by the WHO (2013) as being the most significant cause of death globally. There are challenges associated with early discharge, but it is thought that person centred approaches can improve patient adherence with medication regimes and can support communication with staff and empowers patients to manage chronic conditions. Discharge planning is therefore fundamental in the care process and successful discharge planning has the ability to promote self-care. It is important to understand what the process is currently like for people who have undergone a CABG.
  The purpose of this study is to understand the patients (and or carer/significant other’s) experience of being discharged after a Coronary artery Bypass Graft procedure. In particular, this study aims to better understand whether the discharge process was centred on the patient and their family. A qualitative Grounded Theory approach based on Corbin & Strauss (2008) framework will be used to generate meaning and understanding about the experience of patients who have been discharged from hospital following a non-urgent Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) procedure. Qualitative, semi-structured face to face interviews with patients who have had a first non-urgent isolated CABG and where possible, with their carer or significant other will be used to capture their descriptions of the discharge process and what they believe constitutes a person centred approach to discharge planning. The findings will be used to develop insight into the patient’s experience of being discharged following a first non-urgent isolated CABG. The findings will be shared with the Cardiology team and may be used to develop recommendations for future practice

• REC name

  HSC REC B

• REC reference

  14/NI/1155

• Date of REC Opinion

  17 Dec 2014

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion