title: Educational intervention for liver transplantation candidates.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective in this study was to analyze candidates' knowledge on the liver transplantation process before and after putting in practice an educational intervention.
  
  
  METHODS
  A quasi-experimental, one-group pretest-posttest research design was adopted. The final sample included 15 subjects. Research data were collected between January and March 2010 in three phases, which were: pretest, implementation of the educational intervention (two meetings) and posttest.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results evidenced significant cognitive gains after the intervention, with improvements in the participants' performance .
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The research presents evidence that putting in practice a patient education strategy can enhance candidates' knowledge on the liver transplantation process and consequently contribute to a successful treatment.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil. dalsasso@eerp.usp.br
authors.forename: Karina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dal Sasso Mendes
authors.forename: Orlando
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: de Castro e Silva Junior
authors.forename: Luciana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: da Costa Ziviani
authors.forename: Fabiana Murad
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Rossin
authors.forename: Márcia Maria
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Fontão Zago
authors.forename: Cristina Maria
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Galvão
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires