Abstract
Purpose: To examine the post-operative comfort levels of patients who underwent surgery in the urology clinic and investigate the factors that affect post-operative comfort.
Methods: This study is a descriptive, cross-sectional study. The research was conducted in the urology clinic of a university hospital. The sample consisted of 123 participants. Data were collected using the patient identification form, the general comfort questionnaire (GCQ) and the perianesthesia comfort questionnaire (PCQ).
Results:The average age of the participants was 60.96 years (±11.97) and 89 (72.4%) were men. The total mean score for general comfort was 3.05 (±0.38) and for perianesthesia comfort was 4.93 (±0.52). When the correlation between GCQ and PCQ scores was examined, it was found that there was a positive statistically significant relationship between the two (p
Conclusion: It was determined that the general comfort of the patients was above the moderate level, and their comfort was negatively affected by pain and the presence of urinary catheters.
Recommended Citation
Dolgun, Eda; Dalfidan Sayin, Büşra; Özşaker, Esma; and Candan Dönmez, Yelda
(2024)
"Investigation of post-operative comfort levels and factors affecting comfort in urology patients,"
Journal of Perioperative Nursing: Vol. 37
:
Iss.
3
, Article 6.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.26550/2209-1092.1311
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