https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:22665 Mon 19 Aug 2024 09:34:59 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:21426 Mon 19 Aug 2024 09:08:01 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:20637 Mon 19 Aug 2024 08:54:16 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:22664 n = 99) and descriptive (n = 83). Fourteen intervention studies met EPOC design criteria. Face-to-face interventions reported benefits for anxiety (5/7), satisfaction (1/1), knowledge (3/3) and health care costs (1/1). Audio-visual and multi-media interventions improved satisfaction (1/1) and knowledge (2/3), but not anxiety (0/3). Written interventions were mixed. Conclusion: Descriptive studies dominate the literature examining preoperative education in oncology populations, with few rigorous intervention studies. Pre-operative education can improve satisfaction, knowledge and reduce anxiety. Practice implications: Further work should be directed at multi-modal interventions, and those that include the caregiver, given their role in assisting patients to prepare and recover from surgery.]]> Fri 13 Sep 2024 12:46:24 AEST ]]>