Zeitschrift für Krankenpflege und Pflege

Patient Compliance toward Medication and Life Style Change after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Ahmed Gassim Hospita Khartuom Locality – Sudan 2018

Abstract

Widad Ibrahim, Suheir A. M. Sayed, Hager Musa, A/gadir A/moula and Abdalgader Abdalla

Non-compliance after coronary artery bypass graft is a complex problem and major health care issue worldwide.It may result in poor health outcome. This is descriptive cross –sectional hospital based study, aimed at assessingof patient's compliance to medication and life style changes after coronary artery bypass graft. Sample size was 50patients total coverage, Data was collected by using interview questionnaire and analyzed by statistical package forsocial science (SPSS25). The results revealed that about (96%) of participants were compliance to medication. And(76%) of participants don’t practice exercise. Then about (62%) of participants were take high fat and salts diet. Thestudy concluded that noncompliance to life style changes, in spite of had good compliance to medication. Also thestudy recommended implementing further research to observe changes of compliance through time.