Premium
Preoperative Teaching Received and Valued in a Day Surgery Setting
Author(s) -
Bernier M.J.,
Sanares D.C.,
Owen S.V.,
Newhouse P.L.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)61250-7
Subject(s) - situational ethics , psychosocial , perioperative , medicine , preoperative care , psychology , preference , clinical psychology , physical therapy , nursing , anesthesia , surgery , social psychology , psychiatry , economics , microeconomics
This study examined the congruence between the preoperative teaching received and valued by patients undergoing same day surgery. A convenience sample of 116 patients was interviewed using the 26‐item preoperative teaching interview guide, which explores five dimensions of preoperative information, including situational/procedural information, sensation/discomfort information, patient role information, psychosocial support, and skills training. The correlation between preoperative teaching received and valued was r = 0.34, P ≤ .01. Significant relationships were observed between income level and preference for situational/procedural information and between gender and preference for psychosocial support information. The findings are being used to frame a program of research in perioperative nursing and to restructure preoperative teaching in one facility. AORN J 77 (March 2003) 563–582.