title: The effect of a multimedia health educational program on the postoperative recovery of patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
abstract: Aim of this study is the evaluation of the impact of preoperative informative session using a Multimedia Health Educational Program (MHEP) on patients undergoing elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (LC) for cholelithiasis, preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain and nausea. Sixty consecutive patients scheduled for elective LC were considered for enrollment in the trial. Patients were assigned randomly to four groups: Group A included 15 patients, preoperatively informed regarding LC through the MHEP presented by a Registered Nurse (RN). Group B included 15 patients preoperatively informed through a leaflet (designed and developed using the exact contents of the MHEP). In Group C, there were 15 patients who were being informed verbally from the RN. Finally, the control Group D included 15 patients, who had the conventional preoperative information about the operation and postoperative course by the attending surgeon and anesthesiologist, as every other patient included in groups A, B, C. Preoperative assessment of patient's knowledge about cholelithiasis and LC was performed after informative session, and was based on a specifically developed "closed, true-false" questionnaire. Preliminary results suggest that conventional information provided by the attending surgeon (Group D) is inadequate. Specifically developed informative sessions with the contribution of MHEP seems to be effective on reducing preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain, in patients undergoing elective LC.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Health Informatics, Faculty of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. toniastr123@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Antonia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stergiopoulou
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Birbas
authors.forename: Theophanis
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Katostaras
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Diomidous
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mantas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019212:Multimedia; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires