A controlled trial of psycho-educational interventions in preparing Chinese women for elective hysterectomy.
The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of a cognitive intervention (distraction and reappraisal) with information given pre-operatively on post-operative outcomes of Chinese women having an abdominal hysterectomy. Using a controlled trial, 48 Chinese women having elective hysterectomy received the cognitive intervention with information (experimental group). A control group (n=48) received information alone. Outcome measures used in the study were post-operative anxiety and pain, requests for analgesia and patient satisfaction. The results show that women in the experimental group reported lower post-operative anxiety scores, lower pain scores and higher levels of satisfaction than women in the control group. There were no statistically significant differences in post-operative requests for analgesia between the groups. It is concluded that a cognitive intervention such as distraction and reappraisal may have significant clinical benefits and improve the care of women having an elective hysterectomy.
Cheung
Li Ho
LH
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China.
Callaghan
Patrick
P
Chang
Anne M
AM
D000328:Adult; D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology; D044466:Asian People; D002681:China; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011300:Preoperative Care; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000700:Analgesics