Szilágyiné Lakatos Tünde, Lukács Balázs, Nagy Attila Csaba, Jenei Zoltán, Veres-Balajti Ilona
Department of Medical Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4031 Debrecen, Hungary.
Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Health Sciences, University of Debrecen, 4028 Debrecen, Hungary.
Geriatrics (Basel). 2023 Sep 5;8(5):89. doi: 10.3390/geriatrics8050089.
: Patient education plays a key role in health care. In our study, we created a new information guide for patients waiting for total knee (TKA) or hip (THA) arthroplasty. The goal of our study was to create patient education material that would reduce patients' fear of surgery and improve their postoperative lifestyle. : Patients in the intervention group ( = 44) received newly developed paper-based patient education material before surgery. The surgical fear questionnaire (SFQ) was used to assess fear reduction. A self-designed assessment questionnaire was used to measure the effectiveness of the leaflet among the intervention group patients. : The SFQ scores decreased significantly both in patients with TKA (median 37.50 IQR 30.00-40.00 vs. median 20.00 IQR 16.00-24.00) and THA (median 34.50 IQR 28.00-42.00 vs. median 20.00 IQR 16.00-22.00). A control group with TKA (median 37.50 IQR 30.00-40.00 vs. median 64.50 IQR 54.00-82.00) and THA (median 34.50 IQR 28.00-42.00 vs. median 73.00 IQR 56.00-81.00) was also included. An assessment of the content, usability, and clarity of the new leaflet showed that patients rated the new leaflet as almost entirely usable (median score 12.00-10.00). : Our results suggest that new printed patient education material may reduce the fear of surgery.
患者教育在医疗保健中起着关键作用。在我们的研究中，我们为等待全膝关节置换术（TKA）或髋关节置换术（THA）的患者创建了一份新的信息指南。我们研究的目标是创建患者教育材料，以减轻患者对手术的恐惧并改善他们术后的生活方式。干预组（n = 44）的患者在手术前收到了新开发的纸质患者教育材料。使用手术恐惧问卷（SFQ）评估恐惧减轻情况。使用自行设计的评估问卷来衡量干预组患者中传单的有效性。TKA患者（中位数37.50，四分位间距30.00 - 40.00，对比中位数20.00，四分位间距16.00 - 24.00）和THA患者（中位数34.50，四分位间距28.00 - 42.00，对比中位数20.00，四分位间距16.00 - 22.00）的SFQ得分均显著下降。还纳入了TKA（中位数37.50，四分位间距30.00 - 40.00，对比中位数64.50，四分位间距54.00 - 82.00）和THA（中位数34.50，四分位间距28.00 - 42.00，对比中位数73.00，四分位间距56.00 - 81.00）的对照组。对新传单的内容、可用性和清晰度的评估表明，患者对新传单的评价几乎完全可用（中位数得分12.00 - 10.00）。我们的结果表明，新的印刷患者教育材料可能会减轻对手术的恐惧。
