Introduction.

Pain is the main symptom in the outpatient postoperative period after myocardial revascularization, negatively impacting on physical mobility, rest, emotional well-being and patient recovery.

Objective.

To determine the effect of a nursing educational intervention on pain reduction in patients undergoing myocardial revascularization during the outpatient postoperative period.

Method.

A quantitative, quasi-experimental study, with pretest-posttest design. Eighty revascularized patients randomly assigned to an experimental group and a comparison group at a private institution in Cúcuta (Colombia) participated. The McGill Pain Questionnaire and the Inventory of Distress-State Anxiety (IDARE) were used to evaluate the effect of the intervention, after the participants signed the informed consent form.

Results.

The nursing educational intervention significantly reduced pain and anxiety in the experimental group, both overall and in each of its dimensions (p < 0.05). In the comparison group, no statistically significant changes were observed (p > 0.05). The educational intervention with structured follow-up favored the comprehensive recovery of patients who had undergone myocardial revascularization in the home environment.

Conclusion.

The nursing educational intervention was effective in reducing postoperative pain and associated symptoms in patients with myocardial revascularization.

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