Knowledge expectations of surgical orthopaedic patients: a European survey.

• Published in: International Journal of Nursing Practice
• Main Authors: Valkeapää, Kirsi, Klemetti, Seija, Cabrera, Esther, Cano, Sara, Charalambous, Andreas, Copanitsanou, Panagiota, Ingadottir, Brynja, Istomina, Natalja, Johansson Stark, Åsa, Katajisto, Jouko, Lemonidou, Chryssoula, Papastavrou, Evridiki, Sigurdardottir, Arun K, Sourtzi, Panayota, Unosson, Mitra, Zabalegui, Adelaida, Leino-Kilpi, Helena
• Other Authors: 1 Univ Turku, Dept Nursing Sci, Turku, Finland 2 Turku Univ Hosp, Dept Head & Neck Surg, FIN-20520 Turku, Finland 3 Sch Hlth Sci, Mataro Maresme, Spain 4 Gen Hosp Catalonia, Catalonia, Spain 5 Cyprus Univ Technol, Limassol, Cyprus 6 Univ Athens, Fac Nursing, Athens, Greece 7 Landspitali Univ Hosp, Reykjavik, Iceland 8 Linkoping Univ, Fac Hlth Sci, Dept Social & Welf Studies, Linkoping, Sweden 9 Klaipeda Univ, Dept Nursing, Klaipeda, Lithuania 10 Univ Turku, Dept Stat, Turku, Finland 11 Univ Akureyri, Sch Hlth Sci, Akureyri, Iceland 12 Hosp Clin Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 13 Hosp Dist Southwest Finland, Turku, Finland
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2015
• Subjects: Slitgigt; Aldraðir; Fræðsla; Osteoarthritis; Patient Education as Topic; Aged; Akureyri; Iceland; Northern Finland; University of Akureyri
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2336/552693; https://doi.org/10.1111/ijn.12189

To access publisher's full text version of this article click on the hyperlink at the bottom of the page Ageing population entails a growing international problem of osteoarthritis. Best practices for education of these patients are lacking. This study focused on empowering education in Northern (Finland, Iceland, Lithuania and Sweden) and Southern Europe (Cyprus, Greece and Spain). The aim was to analyse associations between expected knowledge and background factors. The data were collected from European arthroplasty patients with the Knowledge Expectations of hospital patients- scale, (KE(hp) - scale), including bio-physiological, functional, experiential, ethical, social and financial dimensions. Patients had essential bio-physiological and functional knowledge expectations. Women expected more than men, employed less than retired, unemployed or who worked at home. Generally, patients in Northern countries expected more than in Southern countries. However, highest expectations were found in Sweden and Greece, lowest in Spain and Cyprus. There are differences in knowledge expectations based on patients' backgrounds. Development of common standards in European patient education needs further research. Finland: University of Turku Finland: Academy of Finland Finland: Finnish Association of Nursing Research Finland: Finnish Foundation of Nursing Education Cyprus: The Cyprus University of Technology Spain: Colegio Oficial de Enfermeria de Barcelona Sweden: The Swedish Rheumatism Association Sweden: County Council of Ostergotland Iceland: The Landspitali University Hospital Research Fund Iceland: Akureyri Hospital Science Fund Iceland: University of Akureyri Science Fund Iceland: KEA fund, Akureyri Iceland: Icelandic Nurses' Association Science Fund