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Effects of information on postsurgical coping.

M M Ziemer

    Nursing Research
    |September 1, 1983
    PubMed
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    Providing surgical patients with information, including coping strategies, did not increase their use of coping behaviors or improve surgical outcomes like pain or distress. Further research is needed to understand patient coping mechanisms post-surgery.

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    Area of Science:

    • Health Psychology
    • Surgical Patient Care
    • Behavioral Medicine

    Background:

    • Pre-operative patient education is common, aiming to reduce anxiety and improve recovery.
    • The role of specific information types and coping behaviors in surgical outcomes requires further investigation.
    • Understanding patient responses to information and their use of coping strategies is crucial for optimizing surgical care.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate if different types of pre-operative information influence patients' post-operative coping behavior frequency.
    • To explore the relationship between reported coping behaviors and surgical outcomes (pain, distress, complications).

    Main Methods:

    • 111 surgical patients were randomized into three groups.
    • Group 1 received procedure information.

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  • Group 2 received procedure and sensation information.
  • Group 3 received procedure, sensation, and coping strategy information.

    • Main Results:

    • No significant difference in the frequency of coping behaviors was found across the three information groups.
    • The reported frequency of coping behaviors did not correlate with improved outcomes, including pain intensity, distress, or physical complications.
    • Pre-operative information type did not appear to impact post-operative coping behavior or surgical outcomes in this study.

    Conclusions:

    • The type of pre-operative information provided, even when including coping strategies, did not enhance patients' use of coping behaviors.
    • The study found no association between the frequency of coping behaviors and better surgical outcomes.
    • Findings suggest that current pre-operative information strategies may not effectively influence patient coping or surgical recovery.