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- Title
Demand of hospitalized surgical patients information: a descriptive and prospective study.
- Authors
Tojeiro Giordani, Annecy; Stadler, Debora Viviane; Machado Ezaias Paulino, Gabriela; Rodrigues Zanardo, Renata; Sonobe, Helena Megumi; Apparecida Valerio, Maria
- Abstract
Aim: to identify post-operative complications in patients undergoing surgical procedures in a hospital of medium complexity, the difficulties experienced in self-care during the post-operative period and the guidance provided in the discharge process. Method: a descriptive study, quantitative prospective undertaken in patients who underwent surgical treatment in a hospital of Paraná. Results: in a total of 110 patients, 70 (64%) participated, and of these, 57 (87%) had some type of complication and 67 (95%) said they had received instructions for discharge. Although 38 (54%) inquiries did not have doubts about self-care, 26 (37%) reported doubts about changing the dressing and 6 (9%) about the correct use of medication. As for the professional advisor, 45 (64%) were instructed by nurses, 40 (58%) by doctors and 4 (5%) by other professionals. Conclusion: It showed the need for more efficient educational actions by health professionals in the peri-operative period.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; PATIENT education; COMMUNICATION; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH care teams; HOSPITALS; INCOME; INTERVIEWING; LONGITUDINAL method; RESEARCH methodology; NURSING; NURSING practice; OPERATING room nursing; POSTOPERATIVE care; PUBLIC hospitals; STATISTICAL sampling; SELF medication; HEALTH self-care; SURGERY; SURGICAL complications; SURGICAL dressings; SURVEYS; QUANTITATIVE research; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; PATIENT discharge instructions; INFORMATION needs; HEALTH literacy; SURGICAL site; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; HOSPITAL nursing staff
- Publication
Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing, 2016, Vol 15, Issue 2, p124
- ISSN
1676-4285
- Publication type
Article