Qualitative research on perioperative psychological experience of patients undergoing Da Vinci robotic surgery

Abstract

Objective To explore the authentic perioperative psychological experience of patients undergoing Da Vinci robotic surgery and provide the evidence for effective clinical nursing intervention plans. Methods A total of 12 patients undergoing Da Vinci Robotic surgery were selected and analyzed for the authentic psychological experience by using Colaizzi phenomenological approaches of qualitative research. Results After reorganization, analysis, distilling, five themes were acquired about real psychological experience of Da Vinci robotic surgery, including majority patients gradually psychologically accepting Da Vinci robotic surgeries, the close attention paid by hospital and the professional surgeon alleviateing patients′ anxiety, majority patients requiring robotic surgery-associated knowledge and guidance of postoperative rehabilitation, the patients′ satisfaction of curative effects about Da Vinci robotic surgery, majority patients with the potential concerns or worries about the expense of medical insurance. Conclusions The patients have potential concerns about new technology, Da Vinci robotic surgery. Thus, during the perioperative period, doctors and nurses should inform patients of the detailed procedures and the advantages of Robotic surgeries, patiently reply to the inquiries from patients, catch the psychological changes of the patients timely with providing the appropriate health guidance, and eventually reinforce their confidence on the new technology. Key words: Da Vinci Robot; Surgery; Perioperative period; Psychological experience; Qualitative research