title: Self-efficacy enhanced preoperative instruction.
abstract: Perioperative nurses traditionally have helped patients cope with the adversities of surgery through preoperative instruction. The authors conducted a study to determine whether an efficacy-enhancing preoperative teaching protocol was effective in increasing preoperative self-efficacy in patients scheduled to undergo laparoscopic cholecystectomy procedures with general anesthesia. The subjects were 60 surgical patients in a 156-bed community hospital located in the midwestern United States. Analysis of covariance indicated there were no significant differences between groups after controlling for preoperative self-efficacy. Further research is needed to determine whether an efficacy-enhancing teaching protocol can improve selected short- and long-term outcomes in surgical patients.
authors.affiliation: Kent State University, School of Nursing, OH, USA.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Oetker-Black
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Teeters
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Cukr
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Rininger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D013527:Perioperative Nursing; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012649:Self Concept