Preoperative patient education for open-heart patients: A source of anxiety?
Preoperative patient education for open-heart patients: A source of anxiety?
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DOI:
10.1016/j.pec.2005.06.014
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发表时间:
2006-07-01
影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Salameh, Pascale
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作者:
Deyirmenjian, Mary;Karam, Nadim;Salameh, Pascale
Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of preoperative patient education on anxiety and recovery of the Lebanese patients undergoing open-heart surgery.Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted at a large hospital in Beirut, which is a university hospital. All patients who were admitted to the cardiac surgery unit and who met the inclusion criteria were randomly assigned to as experimental or a control group. The patients in the experimental group (n = 57) received a special educational session on their admission day and had a tour of the cardiac surgery unit. The control group (n = 53) followed the routine hospital protocol. which encompassed almost no preoperative education or a tour. Anxiety was assessed using the Beck Anxiety Inventory while recovery was measured by physiological outcomes. days of hospital stay, and presence of complications. A Multivariate Analysis of Covariance (MANCOVA) was performed with adjustment for potential confounding variables.Results: Borderline statistical significance was noted for the experimental group in terms of preoperative and postoperative anxiety. The experimental group had a shorter time from awakening to extubation.Conclusion: Unlike most studies published previously, which noted the benefits of preoperative patient education, this study with the Lebanese clients, failed to support earlier findings.Practice implications: The results suggest that patient education should not be initiated before assessing the patient's cultural and social background. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.