Asian Oncol Nurs.  2016 Jun;16(2):85-93. 10.5388/aon.2016.16.2.85.

The Effects of a Standardized Preoperative Education Program on Stomach Cancer Patients undergoing Gastrectomy

• Yun MA
• Kim SS
• Kim S
• Noh SH

• KMID: 2328246
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5388/aon.2016.16.2.85

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of a standardized preoperative education program on self-care knowledge, performance, satisfaction, and physical recovery in the stomach cancer patients undergoing gastrectomy.
METHODS
A nonequivalent control group non-synchronized design was utilized and 63 participants who underwent gastrectomy (31 for experimental group, 32 for control group) were recruited at a university hospital from May to August 2015.
RESULTS
There were significant differences between the groups in self-care knowledge (F=17.63, p<.001), performance (F=-9.25, p<.001) and satisfaction (F=-6.91, p<.001). Although the pain levels (F=974.57, p<.001) showed significant differences in each group and 3 time intervals (F=18.26, p<.001), there was no interaction of group and time (F=0.09, p=.917). The highest body temperature at 48 hours after surgery (F=1.32, p=.192), as well as presence of atelectasis (F=2.23, p=.213) indicating a chance of pulmonary complications, and the time of first gas pass (F=-1.05, p=.299), presence of paralytic ileus (F=0.13, p=.719) were not significantly differ.
CONCLUSION
The preoperative education program developed in this study can be utilized as a part of nursing interventions and be beneficial to patients who undergo stomach cancer surgery for their thorough understanding.

Keyword

Stomach Neoplasms; Patient Education; Self-Care; Recovery

MeSH Terms

Body Temperature
Education*
Gastrectomy*
Humans
Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction
Nursing
Patient Education as Topic
Pulmonary Atelectasis
Self Care
Stomach Neoplasms*
Stomach*