Preoperative patient education: can we improve satisfaction and reduce anxiety?

Ortiz, Jaime; Wang, Suwei; Elayda, MacArthur A.; Tolpin, Daniel A.

doi:10.1016/j.bjane.2013.07.009

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“…On the one hand, information can increase awareness of disease and treatment procedures, and on the other hand, it enhances the rate of result and the benefits of treatment. Patients undertake a conscious collaboration so that they are more satisfied with the treatment process, as again has been reported elsewhere . Information therapy can enhance performance in most hospitals and health centres and can have a positive effect on psychological well‐being, levels of satisfaction with hospital services and reducing the side‐effects of acute and chronic diseases.…”

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The role of information therapy in reducing anxiety in patients undergoing in vitro fertilisation treatment

Ahmadizadeh

Bozorgi

Kashani

2017

Health Info Libraries J

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This article is the first in the feature to come from Iran. The lead author, Sara Ahmadizadeh, manages the Library at Arash Women's Hospital and was awarded an MA in Information Science and Knowledge and Librarianship from Tehran Azad University in July 2015. Her MA dissertation was innovative and ambitious in that it looked at the impact of information therapy on levels of anxiety amongst women undergoing IVF treatment. Her study demonstrated that quality information sessions, delivered in a structured way, can have a positive impact on patients' awareness of their condition and can reduce anxiety. A. M.

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The role of information therapy in reducing anxiety in patients undergoing in vitro fertilisation treatment

Ahmadizadeh

Bozorgi

Kashani

2017

Health Info Libraries J

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“…[12131718] When sociodemographic data were analyzed, our study found a difference between anxiety and educational status. No relationship was found between other sociodemographic factors (such as gender, residence, smoking, etc.)…”

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Preoperative anxiety before spinal anesthesia: Does internet-based visual information/multimedia research decrease anxiety and information desire? A prospective multicentered study

Tulgar

Boğa

Piroğlu³

et al. 2017

Anesth Essays Res

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Background:Preoperative anxiety may lead to peroperative or postoperative problems when not overcome.Aims:The aim of this study was to examine the effect of seeking information and other factors on the anxiety of patients preoperatively.Settings and Design:This study was a prospective, multicentered survey.Materials and Methods:Patients scheduled to undergo surgical procedures under spinal anesthesia, preoperatively evaluated as the American Society of Anesthesia 1–3 and where spinal anesthesia was agreed on beforehand, were included. Patients completed State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Scale-State (STAI-S) survey preoperatively. Patients who sought information were also asked to complete the Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale survey.Statistical Analysis:Quantitative data were compared with one-way ANOVA with post hoc analysis or Kruskal–Wallis test. Comparison of two groups of parameters showing normal distribution was compared using Student's t-test. Comparison of groups versus anxiety was performed using Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests.Results:A total of 330 patients were included. Average STAI-S scores were similar when evaluated for patients’ demographic data, gender, marital status, place of residence, type of operation, preoperative fasting time, and comorbidities. University graduates were found to have lower anxiety when compared to other educational statuses. Seeking information from the internet caused a significant decrease in surgical anxiety (P < 0.05) although it had no effect on anesthesia-related anxiety. Interestingly, those seeking information had higher information desire levels compared to patients who had not sought other sources of information (P < 0.05).Conclusion:While patients seeking information regarding surgical procedure and/or spinal anesthesia have lower preoperative anxiety levels, their information desire remains high. Apart from detailed information given by the anesthesiologist or surgeon, having access to correct and validated information in multimedia form may decrease anxiety and information desire.

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“…Despite the popularity of the idea of surveying the patient's satisfaction as a measure of healthcare quality, some experts believe that the patients are not reliable sources of information regarding quality of the services as they possess subjective attitudes regarding quality of the services (4). In fact, the patient's satisfaction is an emotional reaction, through which they express positive or negative emotions regarding the nursing services (1).…”

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Comparing the Patient’s Satisfaction With Educational Performance of the Physicians and the Nurses

Nabavi

Rajabpoor

Mahmoodi

et al. 2016

Jundishapur J Chronic Dis Care

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Background: Patient education is one of the most basic patient rights. It has multiple benefits including decreased patient anxiety, increased patient adherence to treatment programs, and ultimately improvement of healthcare service quality. Patients, especially those with chronic conditions, make daily decisions about illness self-management. Given the nature of their professions, physicians and nurses have more responsibility regarding patient education. Objectives: This study compared patient's satisfaction with educational performance of physicians to that of nurses at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. Patients and Methods:This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed in 2013 with 231 patients hospitalized in Mashhad-based hospitals affiliated with Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. Sampling was performed nonrandomly using quota sampling. Data collection tools were a demographic information questionnaire and separate questionnaires for satisfaction with educational performance of physicians and nurses. Data were analyzed in SPSS (11.5) using t-and Wilcoxon's tests. Results: There were 231 participants (men: 55.3%). Of them, 58.9% of the patients were satisfied with educational performance of nurses and 50.6% were satisfied with that of physicians. To compare satisfaction with physicians' (66.2 ± 23.4) and nurses' (74.1 ± 24.1) educational performances, mean total satisfaction points out of 100 were obtained. Independent t-test showed a significant difference in this regard (P = 0.02). Conclusions: Nurses and physicians' educational roles should be examined in the authors' healthcare system. Further surveys are needed to find and assess individual and organizational approaches to improve physicians' and nurses' educational performances.

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Preoperative patient education: can we improve satisfaction and reduce anxiety?

Cited by 32 publications

References 6 publications

The role of information therapy in reducing anxiety in patients undergoing in vitro fertilisation treatment

The role of information therapy in reducing anxiety in patients undergoing in vitro fertilisation treatment

Preoperative anxiety before spinal anesthesia: Does internet-based visual information/multimedia research decrease anxiety and information desire? A prospective multicentered study

Comparing the Patient’s Satisfaction With Educational Performance of the Physicians and the Nurses

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