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Expectations and received knowledge by surgical patients.

Sirkku Rankinen1, Sanna Salanterä, Katja Heikkinen

  • 1Department of Nursing Science, 20014 University of Turku, Finland. sirkku.rankinen@kolumbus.fi

International Journal for Quality in Health Care : Journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care
|February 6, 2007
PubMed
Summary

Surgical patients consistently receive less knowledge than they expect across all dimensions. Patient education requires improvement, especially for younger, female, and highly educated individuals regarding experiential, ethical, social, and financial aspects.

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare research
  • Patient education

Background:

  • Patient knowledge is crucial for informed decision-making and recovery.
  • Understanding patient expectations versus received knowledge can identify gaps in healthcare communication.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare surgical patients' knowledge expectations at admission with the knowledge they actually received during hospitalization.

Main Methods:

  • A descriptive and comparative study was conducted in a Finnish university hospital.
  • 237 surgical patients completed parallel questionnaires on knowledge expectations and received knowledge.
  • Data were analyzed statistically, considering bio-physiological, functional, experiential, ethical, social, and financial knowledge dimensions.

Main Results:

  • Surgical patients reported receiving less knowledge than expected across all measured dimensions.
  • Knowledge gaps were observed in bio-physiological, functional, experiential, ethical, social, and financial areas.
  • Patient demographics (age, gender, education) influenced both knowledge expectations and received knowledge.

Conclusions:

  • There is a significant need to enhance patient education in surgical settings.
  • Experiential, ethical, social, and financial knowledge dimensions are particularly lacking.
  • Targeted educational interventions are needed for specific patient groups, including younger, female, and more educated patients.