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Learning Needs of Patients and Their Caregivers After Ambulatory Surgery
Betul Guven1, Ozlem Ibrahimoglu2, Burcu Elbuken3
1Demiroglu Bilim University, Florence Nightingale Hospital School of Nursing, Nursing Department, İstanbul, Turkey.
Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to determine the learning needs of ambulatory surgery patients and their caregivers.
Design:
The study was a cross-sectional and descriptive survey.
Methods:
The study was conducted between July 2017 and March 2018 in the outpatient units of a training and research hospital in Istanbul, Turkey. The sample consisted of 117 patients and caregivers dyads. The instruments included a Patient Information Form and the Patient Learning Needs Scale (PLNS).
Findings:
The mean total PLNS scores of ambulatory surgery patients were 193.54 ± 35.46 and that of the patient's caregivers was 199.88 ± 31.84. The highest mean PLNS subscale for patients and caregivers was treatment and complications. As the PLNS scores of the patients increase, the scores of the caregivers also increase.
Conclusions:
The learning needs of ambulatory surgery patients and their caregivers are high. Patients and caregivers must be well informed and well prepared to cope with possible problems at home.
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