Determinants of Early Mobilization in Postcardiac Surgery Patients

Coronary Heart Disease is the number 1 cause of death in the world, one of which is surgical intervention. Surgery can cause immobilization which has a risk of complications, reduces comfort, wellbeing and affects the patient's quality of life. Early mobilization of postcardiac surgery patients is influenced by various factors. The purpose of this study was to identify factors that influence the early mobilization of postcardiac surgery patients. Cross-sectional study design with a sample size of 86 postcardiac surgery patients. The instruments used were observation sheets, Visual Analoque Scale, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory compiled by Spilberger, observation sheets referring to the Malaysia Society of Intensive Care and Thompson. The multivariate analysis used in this study used Structural Equation Modeling. There is a significant effect between anxiety and early mobilization p value 0.041 with a regression coefficient of 0.308. There is a significant effect between energy levels and early mobilization p value 0.044 with a regression coefficient of 0.191. There is a significant indirect effect of exercise therapy intervention on early mobilization mediated by anxiety with a p value of 0.048 and a regression coefficient of 0.230. Other exogenous variables have no significant effect on early mobilization variables, pain and anxiety. Management of pain, anxiety, giving exercise therapy and fulfilling energy levels need to be done to increase early mobilization of patients after cardiac surgery.