The purpose of this study is the investigation of the effect of nurse-led nutritional education of post-CABG patients on their dietary pattern, on their adherence to it, but also on their quality of life and well-being.
Age over 18 years
Patients who underwent CABG and were discharged from the hospital in the previous 10 days
Knowledge of reading and writing in Greek by the patients
Provision of written informed consent by the patients for their participation in the study
History of psychiatric illness, recent history of alcohol and/or drug abuse, dementia or Alzheimer's disease
Patients with comorbidities (diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure, idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease, other gastrointestinal disorders, food allergies, etc.) that would justify the adoption of a special dietary pattern that is not identical to the proposed dietary pattern
Patients with a preference for strict vegetarianism (vegan) and/or cultural-religious beliefs that do not allow the adoption of the proposed dietary pattern
Hellenic Mediterranean University
Lead sponsor
University General Hospital of Heraklion
Collaborator