Pasientinformasjon i forkant av undersökelser ved en medisinsk poliklinikk: Ulike betingelser for
at polikliniske og inneliggende pasienter skal vaere godt nok forberedt
Engelsk titel: Patient information before investigations at a medical outpatient ward: Different conditions so that
outpatient and hospitalized patients should be prepared well enough
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Författare:
Pedersen, Karen Louise
;
Sörheim, Anne Margrethe
;
Giske, Tove
Email: tove.giske@hdh.haraldsplass.no
Språk: Swe
Antal referenser: 17
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 15073154
Sammanfattning
Aim To describe and discuss factors contributing to information preparation of hospitalized and
outpatient patients coming for investigations at a medical outpatient ward.
Background Information and practical preparation before medical investigations aids patients to
prepare accurately for the investigation. Hospitalized and outpatient patients have different
conditions for information access prior to investigations. Clinical experience raised questions to how
well these two groups of patients were prepared for medical investigations.
Method Both groups of patients; 127 hospitalized patients and 163 outpatients, were surveyed at the
outpatient ward just before the investigation was performed. Descriptive and correlation analyses
were carried out.
Findings The outpatients report being prepared to a much greater extent for medical investigations
than hospitalized patients. In total, 94% of the outpatients report having received information,
however, just 54% of the hospitalized patients indicate that they have received any information at all
about the investigation.
Conclusion The results indicate that information to hospitalized patients ahead of medical
investigations must be improved. Increased focus on providing information to patients from health
care professionals is required. Brochures providing information about the individual investigation is
one helpful way forward.