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LEARNS Model as Perioperative Education Strategy for Patients with Laryngeal Tumors
Biaoxin Zhang1, Qinzhi Sun1, Shaohua Hu2
1Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, China.
Objective:
To evaluate LEARNS model as a perioperative strategy for health education and nursing supervision of patients with laryngeal tumors.
Methods:
LEARNS scheme based on the best practice guidelines was applied to patients in the observation group: (1) analyze the needs of patients (Listen_L); (2) establish therapeutic partnership (Establish_E); (3) adopt intentional intervention (Adopt_A); (4) reinforce health awareness (Reinforce_R); (5) implement feedback assessment of knowledge (Name_N); (6) strengthen self-management based on community resources (Strengthen_S). In the control group, traditional medical care instructions were provided to the patients by medical staff. Parameters such as anxiety status, treatment compliance, nursing satisfaction, self-care ability, and life quality were compared between the observation and control groups.
Results:
Upon admission, there was no significant difference in self-care ability and anxiety level between two groups. However, the anxiety level of observation group was significantly lower than that of the control group 1 day before operation and 7 days after operation. Postoperative treatment compliance and nursing satisfaction were also improved in the observation group. In addition, self-care ability and life quality in the observation group were significantly enhanced as compared to the control group.
Conclusion:
As a mutual learning process between nurses and patients, LEARNS model motivates nurses to assess the needs of patients voluntarily. Furthermore, evidence-based education reinforces the self-care ability and health awareness of the patients. Our data suggests that LEARNS model is of great value in improving the life quality of the patients with laryngeal tumors and nursing satisfaction.
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