Patient Educational Needs of Patients Undergoing Surgery for Lung Cancer

Abstract

There often exists a discrepancy between the information health care professionals (HCPs) provide to patients in preoperative teaching sessions and the information patients perceive as important. This study’s purpose was to determine what information patients undergoing a lung cancer surgical resection wanted to learn before and after their surgery and also to uncover the information HCPs currently provide to these patients. Ten patients were interviewed preoperatively and postoperatively, and eleven HCPs involved in both their preoperative and postoperative care were interviewed. Emerging themes were noted. Patients reported that the most helpful aspects of the preoperative education included surgical details and the importance of physiotherapy, including exercises. Postoperatively, patients wished they had known more about postoperative pain. HCPs provided information that they felt prepared, informed and empowered their patients. Overall, patients expressed satisfaction with the information they received; they felt prepared for their surgery but not for postoperative pain control.

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A Patient Satisfaction Survey Investigating Pre- and Post-Operative Information Provision in Lower Limb Surgery

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Expectations and experiences of patients with osteoarthritis undergoing total joint arthroplasty: An integrative review

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