Patients find surgery-related education useful but desire more comprehensive information regarding post-discharge recovery and potential complications.
Post-discharge education gaps may warrant enhanced protocols; leaves open whether targeted content improves recovery in surgical cohorts.
Patients (N = 697, 49% male, mean age 64.1 [SD 12.6] years) perceived the provided education as useful and satisfactory but less so after discharge. Most common topics which they expected more education about were postoperative complications, pain management, fatigue, lack of stamina and expected recovery time. Most patients received information through face-to-face teaching (79.7%) and in writing (78.4%). Expectations on recovery were related to patients' satisfaction with the education and how useful they evaluated it.
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