Volume : 5, Issue : 3, March - 2016

Effect of SIM on knowledge regarding prevention of pulmonary complications Post-surgery: A pre experimental study

Mrs. Gigi P. John, Mrs. Sathya Shenbaga Priya J

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;Clients undergoing laparoscopic surgeries do not have a clear idea about the postoperative pulmonary complications. They also seem to lack knowledge regarding preventive measures during preoperative period to avoid post-operative pulmonary complications. The research approach used a quantitative approach with one group pre-test and posttest research design. The setting was Colaco hospital and Athena hospital at Mangalore. The sample includes 30 Laparoscopic clients selected by purposive sampling technique. Self-Instructional module was prepared in English and kannada. The pilot study was conducted with three laparoscopic clients. The reliability of the tool was established by Karl Pearson&rsquo;s coefficient method; r=0.84. The findings showed that the mean posttest knowledge score of the subjects which was 72.85% was higher than the pretest score of 32.85%. At a level of significance of 5%, the calculated &lsquo;t&rsquo; (df=29) value obtained from paired t test was 18.85.which was higher than the critical value of 1.70 showing that the improvement in knowledge score was significant. There was an association between pretest knowledge score of patients with demographic variable income status of the patient (&chi;2cal=4.464). The study concluded that the SIM was an effective method of enhancing knowledge of laparoscopic patients regarding prevention of postoperative pulmonary complications.</p>