Effectiveness of a home care teaching program for prostatectomized patients: a randomized controlled clinical trial

• Published in: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P 2019-01, Vol.53, p.1-9
• Main Authors: Mata, Luciana Regina Ferreira da, Azevedo, Cissa, Bernardes, Mariana Ferreira Vaz Gontijo, Chianca, Tânia Couto Machado, Pereira, M. Graça, Carvalho, Emilia Campos de
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Aged; Alta del Paciente; Alta do Paciente; Anxiety; Attitudes; Ciências Sociais; Clinical Trial; Depression; Educación en Salud; Educação em Saúde; Enfermagem Oncológica; Enfermería Oncológica; Ensaio Clínico; Ensayo Clínico; Health Education; Health Knowledge; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasias da Próstata; Neoplasias de la Próstata; NURSING; Oncology Nursing; Patient Discharge; Patient Education as Topic; Patient Satisfaction; Practice; Prostatectomia; Prostatectomy; Prostatectomía; Prostatic Neoplasms; Psicologia; Saúde de qualidade; Science & Technology; Self Care; Self Efficacy; Surveys and Questionnaires
• ISSN: 0080-6234; 1980-220X; 1980-220X
• DOI: 10.1590/S1980-220X2018012503421

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a teaching program for hospital discharge of patients submitted to radical prostatectomy based on the self-efficacy construct of the Cognitive Social Theory. Method: A controlled clinical trial carried out on a 2-month follow-up of 68 prostatectomized men randomized into intervention group (n = 34) and control (n = 34). The intervention group received routine guidance from the service plus the teaching program. The control group only received routine guidance from the service. The data collection instruments were: sociodemographic and clinical questionnaire, self-efficacy scale, hospital depression and anxiety scale, household care knowledge questionnaire, and an item on satisfaction with a score of 1 to 5. Results: There was a significant difference between the intragroups for satisfaction (p