Due to the very low quality of the current evidence , the effects of formal patient education provided in addition to the st and ard information provided by doctors to patients compared with st and ard care remain uncertain .
BACKGROUND Generally , before being operated on , patients will be given informal information by the healthcare providers involved in the care of the patients ( doctors , nurses , ward clerks , or healthcare assistants ) .
This information can also be provided formally in different formats including written information , formal lectures , or audio-visual recorded information .
OBJECTIVES To compare the benefits and harms of formal preoperative patient education for patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy .
The effect of pre-admission education on domiciliary recovery following laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
OBJECTIVES The objectives of this r and omised controlled study were to determine if pre-admission patient education affects post-operative pain levels , domiciliary self-care capacity and patient recall following a laparoscopic cholecystectomy ( LC ) . Participants were r and omised to receive the st and ard preadmission program ( SP ) or an individualised , education intervention ( El ) . DESIGN A pre-operative question naire was administered in the pre-admission clinic to determine participants ' knowledge of LC and post-operative management . Telephone follow-up and post-operative question naire were conducted approximately 14 days post discharge . SETTING Preadmission clinic of a Sydney , Australia , tertiary referral hospital . SAMPLE Ninety-three elective LC patients . RESULTS EI participants experienced lower pain levels and had significantly greater recall of provided information . However , no significant differences were found between the control and intervention groups for domiciliary self-care . CONCLUSION Pre-admission education intervention helps reduce post-operative pain levels following LC and significantly increases patients ' knowledge of self-care and complication management
Due to the very low quality of the current evidence , the effects of formal patient education provided in addition to the st and ard information provided by doctors to patients compared with st and ard care remain uncertain .
BACKGROUND Generally , before being operated on , patients will be given informal information by the healthcare providers involved in the care of the patients ( doctors , nurses , ward clerks , or healthcare assistants ) .
This information can also be provided formally in different formats including written information , formal lectures , or audio-visual recorded information .
OBJECTIVES To compare the benefits and harms of formal preoperative patient education for patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy .