Application of health education prescription in the discharge instruction for patients after TURP / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To discuss the health education modes in order to promote the effect of health education for TURP(transurethral resection of prostate)patients and their family members.Methods A total of 380 cases after TURP were divided into the observation group and the control group at random with 190 cases in each group.The discharge instruction for the patients and their family members in the observation group was in the form of health education prescription,while the discharge instruction for the control group was in the form of oral instruction.The awareness rate of disease-related knowledge and incidence of complication were compared between the two groups. Results The awareness rate of disease-related knowledge in the observation group was higher,and incidence of complications was lower than that of the control group.Conclusions The application of health education prescription in the discharge instruction for the patients after TURP can guarantee the effectiveness of health education,simultaneously decrease the incurrence of complications and improve the life quality of patients.