| Summary: | 碩士 === 義守大學 === 醫務管理學系 === 102 === The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of different education methods on PCA cognitive and satisfaction of postoperative patients. This study used quasi-experimental design of two groups with pre- and post- test. A total of 120 orthopedics patients completed three questionnaires: basic information, PCA knowledge scale, and simple pain scale the day before the surgery. Then the experimental group viewed PCA video disc; the control group received standard care. On the third day post-surgery, all patients completed the three questionnaires: PCA knowledge scale, simple pain scale, and nursing satisfaction scale.
The result of this study showed no significant difference in simple pain scale between two groups (p> .05). The experimental group has significant improvement in PCA knowledge scale and nursing satisfaction scale (p< .01).
The results showed that the use of health education CD can significantly improve pain knowledge and satisfaction of the patients toward PCA. This result may provide a reference for people who are interested in the topic in the future.
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