Preoperative teaching received and valued in a day surgery setting.
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.
Bernier
Mary Jane
MJ
School of Nursing, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA.
Sanares
Dolora C
DC
Owen
Steven V
SV
Newhouse
Patricia L
PL
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