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| Dergi Adı | International Journal of Caring Sciences | ||
| Dergi ISSN | 1792-037X | ||
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | CINAHL | ||
| Makale Dili | İngilizce | Basım Tarihi | 08-2020 |
| Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa | 13 / 2 / 1339–1345 | DOI | – |
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Cerrahi Hastalıklar Hemşireliği
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| Background: Evaluation of the patient comfort at preoperative period is highly important in order to increase the quality of patient care. The review of the relevant literature shows that a scale that specifically measures the patient comfort at preoperative period is absent.Objectives: To determine the comfort levels of patients regarding the pre-operative period in operating room. Design: The descriptive cross-sectional surveyMethodology: This study was conducted in a general surgery clinic of a university hospital between July and October 2016. The research sample consisted of 130 patients who met the research inclusion criteria.“Perianesthesia Comfort Scale (PCS)” and “Descriptive Characteristics Information Form” were used to collect the related data.Results: Score average of the PCS is 4.85±0.65. Patients who had experience of surgery, and who were calm while waiting in the operating room in the preoperative period had a higher mean of total scale score (p< 0.05). Conclusion: It was observed that the comfort levels of the patients who were male, single and those with previous experience of surgery were high, however, that these characteristics did not affect the scale score. |
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