Orthopaedic patients’ perceptions about their pre-operative information
Curationis
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Orthopaedic patients’ perceptions about their pre-operative information | |
| Creator | Chetty, C. Ehlers, V.J. | |
| Description | A non-experimental, descriptive and quantitative survey was conducted to explore orthopaedic patients’ perceptions about the pre-operative information received when undergoing elective surgery in two hospitals in the KwaZulu-Natal Province. The findings indicate that most patients perceived the pre-operative information to be useful in their preparation for surgery. Aspects that were not addressed during preoperative information sessions included post-operative nutrition, pain medication, ambulation, deep breathing and coughing exercises. The recommendations include that all these aspects should be addressed in future pre-operative education sessions. Further research should be conducted for enhancing the pre-operative information provided to patients scheduled to undergo elective orthopaedic surgery. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2009-09-28 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/curationis.v32i4.992 | |
| Source | Curationis; Vol 32, No 4 (2009); 55-60 2223-6279 0379-8577 | |
| Language | eng | |
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