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Effects of psychoeducational care for adult surgical patients: A meta-analysis of 191 studies

Devine, Elizabeth C.·1992·Patient Education and Counseling
DOI 10.1016/0738-3991(92)90193-m
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A quantitative review of the literature (meta-analysis) was conducted with 191 studies of the effects of psychoeducational care on the recovery, postsurgical pain and psychological distress of adult surgical patients. Studies issued between 1963 and 1989 were included in the review. Statistically reliable, small to moderate sized beneficial effects were found on recovery, postoperative pain and psychological distress. In further analyses it was shown that these beneficial effects were not an artifact of the biases associated with the decision whether to publish a paper, low internal validity, measurement subjectivity, or a Hawthorne effect. The overall efficacy of psychoeducational care provided to adult surgical patients has been reconfirmed with this larger sample of studies. It is particularly noteworthy that these findings are of more than strictly historical interest. Despite changes in health care delivery, beneficial effects continue even in studies issued between 1985 and 1989. Implications for clinical practice are drawn.

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Authors
Devine, E. C.
Affiliations
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (US)
Corresponding author
Devine, Elizabeth C.
Venue
Patient Education and Counseling
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1992-04
Volume
19
Issue
2
Pages
129-142
ISSN
0738-3991 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/0738-3991(92)90193-m
OpenAlex
W2089988086
Cited by
360
References
101
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.17
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Patient Education and Counseling (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01nr001539-06)
  • National Institute of Nursing Research (R01 NR01539)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Music Therapy and Health
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
Keywords
surgical patients, postoperative pain, psychological distress, recovery, patient education, adult surgery, publication bias, Hawthorne effect
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Evaluation Studies as Topic, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Patient Education as Topic, Psychology, Educational, Stress, Psychological, Surgical Procedures, Operative

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