Preference for information and behavioral control among adult ambulatory surgical patients

Leino-Kilpi, Helena; Heikkinen, Katja; Hiltunen, Ari; Johansson, Kirsi; Kaljonen, Anne; Virtanen, Heli; Salanterä, Sanna

doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2007.05.003

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Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 101-106, May 2009

Preference for information and behavioral control among adult ambulatory surgical patients

Helena Leino-Kilpi, PhD, RN
- Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, FIN-20014 Turku, Finland
- Corresponding author. Tel.: +358 2 3338404; fax: +358 2 3338400.
Katja Heikkinen, MNSc, RN
- Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, FIN-20014 Turku, Finland
Ari Hiltunen, MD
- Turku University Hospital, FIN-20520 Turku, Finland
Kirsi Johansson, MNSc, RN
- Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, FIN-20014 Turku, Finland
Anne Kaljonen
- Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, FIN-20014 Turku, Finland
Heli Virtanen, MNSc, RN
- Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, FIN-20014 Turku, Finland
Sanna Salanterä, PhD, RN
- Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, FIN-20014 Turku, Finland

Received 1 January 2007; received in revised form 15 May 2007; accepted 25 May 2007.

Abstract

This empirical study aimed to describe the ambulatory surgical patients' information and control preferences with reference to received knowledge. The results indicate that patients' information preferences and behavioral preferences are not very high, and they seem to receive most knowledge in the biophysiological domain. The most important finding is that patients with higher preferences seem to receive less knowledge than those with lower preferences. The results suggest the need to further study nurses in the ambulatory surgery setting and the extent to which the information expectations of patients are met.