Raleigh E H, Lepczyk M, Rowley C
University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor 48109.
J Adv Nurs. 1990 Aug;15(8):941-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1990.tb01950.x.
Little attention has been given to the preparation of the patient's family prior to surgery, even though nurses' clinical experience suggests that family members are often more anxious than the patient. This study explored the knowledge and anxiety of spouses and significant others of patients preparing for cardiac surgery. The subjects were selected by convenience from a preoperative class offered at the hospital where surgery was to occur. Before and after the class, the subjects completed a cardiac-surgery knowledge test and an anxiety test. The significant others were significantly more anxious than the patients prior to the class. The anxiety level of significant others was significantly reduced after the class. There were no statistically significant differences between patients and significant others on the cardiac-surgery knowledge test. These results suggest that significant others may benefit from preoperative instruction.
尽管护士的临床经验表明家庭成员往往比患者更焦虑，但在手术前对患者家属的准备工作却很少受到关注。本研究探讨了准备接受心脏手术患者的配偶及重要他人的知识水平和焦虑状况。研究对象是从手术即将进行的医院提供的术前课程中方便选取的。在课程前后，研究对象分别完成了心脏手术知识测试和焦虑测试。在课程开始前，重要他人的焦虑程度明显高于患者。课程结束后，重要他人的焦虑水平显著降低。在心脏手术知识测试中，患者和重要他人之间没有统计学上的显著差异。这些结果表明，重要他人可能会从术前指导中受益。
