Application of assessment criteria for thoracic surgery health education in the health education to patients undergoing thoracic surgeries / 现代临床护理

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the effect of assessment criteria for thoracic surgery health education in the health education to patients undergoing thoracic surgeries.Methods One hundred and forty patients undergoing selective surgeries were evenly divided by their registration sequence into the control and experiment groups:The former received routine health education and the latter the health education based on thoracic surgery health education criteria.The effects of the health education were assessed by self-designed recognition evaluation criteria for thoracic surgery health education.Results The experiment group was significantly better than the control in terms of health-related knowledge,health belief and health behaviors,except operative approach,anesthesia method and intraoperative medication(all P<0.05).Conclusions The assessment criteria for thoracic surgery health education are helpful for the nurses to perform health education purposefully and pertinently.The criteria are also applicable clinically for the nursing administers to carry out health education assessment.