Disease required emergency abdominal surgery
Conditions
Interventions
Interventional group:Preoperative psychoeducation by shift in-charge
Control group:NA
Sponsors
The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The eligible participants are adults aged 18 or above who understand Cantonese, who are undergoing emergency abdominal surgery (such as appendectomy, cholecystectomy, laparotomy, patch repair, bowel resection, stoma creation, and hernia repair), who are in stable condition (Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) <=2 based on NTEC guideline) when emergency surgery is planned, and who are expected to stay at least until postoperative day 3.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients diagnosed with psychiatric disease, who cannot understand the educational materials or cooperate with the body-mind exercise, and who are planned for postoperative intensive care unit admission will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Preoperative anxiety;Postoperative anxiety; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Postoperative pain;Postoperative analgesic consumption;Time to resuming postoperative bowel movement;Length of Hospital stay; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactTse Wai Lin William
The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed