comparison of the effects of mediabased and facetoface cardiac rehabilitation training programs on selfefficacy in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting

Background: several complications may occur in patients after coronary artery bypass grafting (cabg) leading to decreased self-efficacy. rehabilitation training is the best method for reducing the complications and increasing self-efficacy. various educational techniques lead to different rehabilitation results and levels of self-efficacy. improving these measures requires the selection of the most appropriate educational technique. aim: this study aimed to compare the effect of two media-based and face-to-face cardiac rehabilitation training methods on self-efficacy in patients undergoing cabg. method: this clinical trial was conducted among 60 patients, who were randomly assigned into two groups, in imam reza hospital, mashhad, iran, 2017. cardiac rehabilitation training program was implemented face-to-face or using a researcher-made multimedia upon admission, discharge, at the start of cardiac rehabilitation, and at the end of the 10th session for half-hour. a researcher-constructed questionnaire on self-efficacy was completed by the participants in the mentioned stages. data analysis was performed in spss software, version 16. results: the mean ages of the participants in the face-to-face and multimedia groups were 56.0±8.1 and 57.5±7.3 years old, respectively. no significant difference was observed in the self-efficacy scores of the patients upon admission (p=0.36). however, there was a significant difference between the groups at the post-intervention stage (p<0.001). implications for practice: despite the lack of presence of an active teacher, media-based cardiac rehabilitation training improved the self-efficacy of patients undergoing cabg more than face-to- face method.