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 a Multimedia Health Educational Program on the Postoperative Recovery of Patients undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Aim of this study is the evaluation of the impact of preoperative informative session using a Multimedia Health Educational Program ( MHEP ) on patients undergoing elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy ( LC ) for cholelithiasis , preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain and nausea . Sixty consecutive patients scheduled for elective LC were considered for enrollment in the trial . Patients were assigned r and omly to four groups : Group A included 15 patients , preoperatively informed regarding LC through the MHEP presented by a Registered Nurse ( RN ) . Group B included 15 patients  preoperatively informed through a leaflet ( design ed and developed using the exact contents of the MHEP ) . In Group C , there were 15 patients who were being informed verbally from the RN . Finally , the control Group D included 15 patients , who had the conventional preoperative information about the operation and postoperative course by the attending surgeon and anesthesiologist , as every other patient included in groups A , B , C. Preoperative assessment of patient 's knowledge about cholelithiasis and LC was performed after informative session , and was based on a specifically developed " closed , true-false " question naire . Preliminary results suggest that conventional information provided by the attending surgeon ( Group D ) is inadequate . Specifically developed informative sessions with the contribution of MHEP seems to be effective on reducing preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain , in patients undergoing elective LC
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 .