SATISFACTION WITH THE PREOPERATIVE OUTPATIENT CATARACT SURGERY NURSING CONSULTATION

Ana Ferreira, Fernanda Marques, Fernanda Príncipe, Liliana Mota, Manuela Cardoso, Rui Vieira

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Abstract

Introduction: The increase in the average life expectancy of the Portuguese population leads to the appearance of cataracts and, consequently, to surgical intervention to solve this problem. Objective: to identify customer satisfaction with the preoperative outpatient cataract surgery nursing consultation. Methods: Quantitative, descriptive and exploratory study. The non-probabilistic convenience sample consisted of 348 clients who had a preoperative Nursing consultation and operated between January 1 and December 31, 2019. Data collection was carried out using a structured interview, by completing a form, Likert scale (via telephone). Results: The results show an overall average for the questions asked, which is situated at 3.73, which represents a degree of satisfaction of 93.73%. In this way, the results demonstrate a degree of extreme satisfaction. Conclusion: All the information transmitted to the client becomes extremely important, both pre-and post-operatively, to ensure the success of the surgery and contribute to customer satisfaction.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)55-61
Number of pages7
JournalMillenium: Journal of Education, Technologies, and Health
Volume2
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Sep 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • cataract
  • consultation
  • preoperative nursing
  • satisfaction

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