Investigation and analysis of the demand for health education in various postoperative stages of patients with low grade gliomas

Abstract

Objective To explore the characteristics of demand of reexamination of patients with low grade gliomas in various stages postoperative, so as to satisfy the demand and increase efficiency for health education of discharged patients with low grade gliomas as well as provide basis for personalized health education and continuous nursing. Methods The convenient sampling was conducted during the outpatients in Neurosurgical department of Beijing Tiantan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University from April to March in 2017. The 170 outpatients were surveyed with the author designed questionnaire. Results The total rate of demand in 170 patients was 100%. Patients had the highest demand for the knowledge of recurrence, which rate was 91.8%. The longer the postoperative time, the lower the overall demand. The lowest rate was more than 12 months after operation, which scored 24 (17, 39). The higher the demand for the knowledge of recurrence. The highest rate was more than 12 months after operation, which scored 16 (11, 16). Professional consultation was a normal and expected way for patients to solve health problems (respectively 95.3% and 95.9%). Conclusions The demand of postoperative patients with low grade gliomas are not high, but relatively have more demand on the knowledge of recurrence. They have different demand in different postoperative stages, genders, age groups, marital status, current employment status, glioma grades. Professional consultation was a method of health education which patients most willing to take. Key words: Low grade gliomas; Postoperative; Various time stages; Health education; Demand