Baptist Health South Florida
The purpose of this quasi-experimental study is to examine the effect of visually immersive preoperative education on levels of anxiety and patient outcomes in patients undergoing cardiothoracic (open heart) surgery
Inclusion Criteria: * Inpatients and outpatients scheduled for elective cardiothoracic (open heart) surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing emergent cardiothoracic (open heart) surgery * Patients with altered mental status * History of mental health disorders (schizophrenia and bipolar disorder) * Legally blind/complete blindness and hearing impaired (without hearing aids)
The patients watch a 5-minute visually immersive education video on what to expect postoperatively on arrival to the cardiovascular intensive care unit (CVICU) followed by the opportunity for discussion/explanation and questions.
The patient receives a basic verbal explanation of what to expect postoperatively on arrival to CVICU followed by the opportunity for questions.
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