Effect of health education on clinical self-efficacy of elderly patients undergoing surgery
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8283.2013.07.024
- VernacularTitle:健康教育对老年手术患者自我效能感的影响
- Author:
Meiyuan LU
;
Dan LU
;
Shuaiyun ZHAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
patients undergoing surgery;
health education;
self-efficacy
- From:
Modern Clinical Nursing
2013;(7):77-78,79
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the effect of health education on clinical self-efficacy of elderly patients undergoing surgery.Methods One hundred and twenty old patients hospitalized from September 2009 to June 2012 in the hospital of General Surgery received health education.A comparison was done between pre- and post- health education in terms of effect of clinical self-efficacy.Result After health education,the patient's health behaviors in daily life,medication and treatment were all significantly improved(P<0.05).Conclusions Health education may improve the patients' self-efficacy.It is effective in enhancing curative compliance,developing health behaviors and deferring the development of diseases.
