title: Preoperative teaching received and valued in a day surgery setting.
abstract: This study examined the congruence between the preoperative teaching received and valued by patients undergoing same day surgery. A convenience sample of 116 patients was interviewed using the 26-item preoperative teaching interview guide, which explores five dimensions of preoperative information, including situational/procedural information, sensation/discomfort information, patient role information, psychosocial support, and skills training. The correlation between preoperative teaching received and valued was r = 0.34, P < or = .01. Significant relationships were observed between income level and preference for situational/procedural information and between gender and preference for psychosocial support information. The findings are being used to frame a program of research in perioperative nursing and to restructure preoperative teaching in one facility.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA.
authors.forename: Mary Jane
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bernier
authors.forename: Dolora C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Sanares
authors.forename: Steven V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Owen
authors.forename: Patricia L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Newhouse
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015399:Nursing Research; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000145:classification / Q000592:standards*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D013527:Perioperative Nursing; D011300:Preoperative Care; D014481:United States