title: [A bibliographic review about education for the elective cardiosurgical patients: does an educational activity during the preoperative period improve wellness and quality of life of the postoperative period?].
abstract: It's well known that a preoperative educational activity facilitates the course of the postoperative period with a reduction of anxiety, pain and stress. Nevertheless at the present effectiveness of such activity is still underestimated. The current literature agrees that a correct educational training represents an important nursing care activity, but up to date, the scientific evidences are not yet diffused in our hospitals.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the efficacy of a preoperative educational training on adult cardiosurgical patients (age > 18), on wellness and improvement of postoperative quality of life.
  
  
  METHODS
  Accurate literature investigation on Medline, Trip database, Joanna Briggs Institute website and EBN Study Center Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi (Italy) website, was performed on a 5 years period (2003 - 2007).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Level II recommendations about some educational aspects were highlighted: time of learning, knowledge, ability and correct performance of the exercises.
authors.affiliation: Responsabile, Area Infermieristica Nomentana Hospital Roma.
authors.forename: Antoniana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marotta
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Genna
authors.forename: Vincenza
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pedone
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011184:Postoperative Period; D057234:Preoperative Period; D011788:Quality of Life