| Learning Objective #1: The learner will be able to understand patients' view of effective interventions to relieve preopative anxiety. | |||
| Learning Objective #2: The learner will be able to understand information needs of joint replacement patients. |
Information Needs of Joint Replacement Preoperative Patients
In Taiwan, the National Health Insurance payment system has shorten the surgical-patients’ Length of stay, resulting in reduced time for pre-operative preparation. Many patients are admitted one day before surgery. During such a short time, patients’ physical needs become the priority of nursing care and thus their emotional needs are often ignored. The main objectives of this study were to assess the preoperative information needs of patients. The data were collected by a questionnaire: the joint replacement patients’ information needs inventory. Subjects in the present study were 148 pre-operative patients. This study revealed patients information needs as the following (on the 3-point Likert scale): methods of rehabilitation (Mean=1.86), wound care (Mean=1.84), walker using method (Mean=1.83), and moving contraindicative positions (Mean=1.82). Education material preferences were video type (68%), pamphlet (55%), hand-out (52%). Patients viewed some nursing interventions could relieve preoperative anxiety. Interventions such as listening (54%), deep breathing (50%), massage (39%), music (26%), and imagination (5%) were considered as effective measures in this study.
Key words: preoperative anxiety, patient education, needs assessment
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