title: Self-care activities for postdischarge nausea and vomiting.
abstract: Postdischarge nausea and vomiting (PDNV) is a serious threat to the recovery of ambulatory surgical patients. Pharmacological interventions available before discharge are not readily available to the patient after discharge; therefore, the activities that patients perform to manage new-onset PDNV may affect their surgical recovery. Assembled from a comprehensive study of PDNV, this paper describes the self-care activities that ambulatory patients use to manage new-onset nausea and vomiting after discharge. The findings have implications for patient education and future research.
authors.affiliation: University of New Hampshire, Manchester, NH 03103, USA. sfetzer@cisunix.unh.edu
authors.forename: Susan Jane
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Fetzer
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hand
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Bouchard
authors.forename: Heather B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Mary Beth
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Jenkins
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009511:New England; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards; D020250:Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome