Abstract
After surgery, 100 adult cardiac surgical patients participated in a study to determine what information was important to them and how well prepared they were. Questionnaires were administered 5 to 10 days after surgery and 1 to 4 weeks after discharge. In general patients received information that they perceived to be important, and they believed that preparation was more than adequate. Patients indicated a need to know more information about medication side effects than they received, and they did not desire as much information about emotional changes or sexual activity as the literature suggested.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 349-355 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Heart and Lung: Journal of Critical Care |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1988 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine