title: Patient perception of cardiovascular surgical patient education.
abstract: After surgery, 100 adult cardiac surgical patients participated in a study to determine what information was important to them and how well prepared they were. Questionnaires were administered 5 to 10 days after surgery and 1 to 4 weeks after discharge. In general patients received information that they perceived to be important, and they believed that preparation was more than adequate. Patients indicated a need to know more information about medication side effects than they received, and they did not desire as much information about emotional changes or sexual activity as the literature suggested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153.
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Grady
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Buckley
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Cisar
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Fink
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Ryan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires