Educational intervention for liver transplantation candidates

• Published in: Revista latino-americana de enfermagem Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 419 - 425
• Main Authors: Dal Sasso Mendes, Karina, de Castro e Silva Junior, Orlando, da Costa Ziviani, Luciana, Rossin, Fabiana Murad, Fontão Zago, Márcia Maria, Galvão, Cristina Maria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto / Universidade de São Paulo 01-02-2013
• Subjects: Evaluation Studies as Topic; Female; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Liver Transplantation; Male; Middle Aged; NURSING; Patient Education as Topic; Surveys and Questionnaires; Learning; Enseñanza; Liver Transplantation; Ensino; Trasplante de Hígado; Nursing; Aprendizaje; Enfermagem; Aprendizagem; Transplante de Fígado; Enfermería; Teaching
• ISSN: 0104-1169; 1518-8345; 1518-8345; 0104-1169
• DOI: 10.1590/S0104-11692013000100018

The objective in this study was to analyze candidates' knowledge on the liver transplantation process before and after putting in practice an educational intervention.
A quasi-experimental, one-group pretest-posttest research design was adopted. The final sample included 15 subjects. Research data were collected between January and March 2010 in three phases, which were: pretest, implementation of the educational intervention (two meetings) and posttest.
The results evidenced significant cognitive gains after the intervention, with improvements in the participants' performance .
The research presents evidence that putting in practice a patient education strategy can enhance candidates' knowledge on the liver transplantation process and consequently contribute to a successful treatment.