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Physiotherapy education and training prior to upper abdominal surgery is memorable and has high treatment fidelity: a nested mixed-methods randomised-controlled study
Citation
Boden, I and El-Ansary, D and Zalucki, N and Robertson, IK and Browning, L and Skinner, EH and Denehy, L, Physiotherapy education and training prior to upper abdominal surgery is memorable and has high treatment fidelity: a nested mixed-methods randomised-controlled study, Physiotherapy, 104, (2) pp. 194-202. ISSN 0031-9406 (2018) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2017 Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
DOI: doi:10.1016/j.physio.2017.08.008
Abstract
Objectives
To (1) assess memorability and treatment fidelity of pre-operative physiotherapy education prior to elective upper abdominal surgery and, (2) to explore patient opinions on pre-operative education.
Design
Mixed-methods analysis of a convenience sample within a larger parallel-group, double-blinded, randomised controlled trial with concealed allocation and intention-to-treat analysis.
Setting
Tertiary Australian hospital.
Participants
Twenty-nine patients having upper abdominal surgery attending pre-admission clinic within six-weeks of surgery.
Intervention
The control group received an information booklet about preventing pulmonary complications with early ambulation and breathing exercises. The experimental group received an additional face-to-face 30-minute physiotherapy education and training session on pulmonary complications, early ambulation, and breathing exercises.
Outcome measures
Primary outcome was proportion of participants who remembered the taught breathing exercises following surgery. Secondary outcomes were recall of information sub-items and attainment of early ambulation goals. These were measured using standardised scoring of a semi-scripted digitally-recorded interview on the 5th postoperative day, and the attainment of early ambulation goals over the first two postoperative days.
Results
Experimental group participants were six-times more likely to remember the breathing exercises (95%CI 1.7 to 22) and 11-times more likely (95%CI 1.6 to 70) to report physiotherapy as the most memorable part of pre-admission clinic. Participants reported physiotherapy education content to be detailed, interesting, and of high value. Some participants reported not reading the booklet and professed a preference for face-to-face information delivery.
Conclusion
Face-to-face pre-operative physiotherapy education and training prior to upper abdominal surgery is memorable and has high treatment fidelity.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | pre-operative care, elective surgery, clinical trial, respiratory therapy, patient education, treatment fidelity |
Research Division: | Health Sciences |
Research Group: | Allied health and rehabilitation science |
Research Field: | Physiotherapy |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Provision of health and support services |
Objective Field: | Allied health therapies (excl. mental health services) |
UTAS Author: | Boden, I (Dr Ianthe Boden) |
UTAS Author: | Robertson, IK (Dr Iain Robertson) |
ID Code: | 149539 |
Year Published: | 2018 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 15 |
Deposited By: | Health Sciences |
Deposited On: | 2022-04-04 |
Last Modified: | 2022-05-06 |
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