Relationship Among Acquirement Of Information, Informational Satisfaction And Depression Of Clients With Cancer Before Operation

ObjectionTo analyze acquirement of information, need for information and their satisfaction with information of the clients with cancer before operation, to assess their depression, and to identify the relationship among informational acquirement, informational need, informational satisfaction and depression.MethodsThree questionnaires were used in the study for data collection: Demographic Information Sheet, Information Survey Questionnaire, SDS (Self-rating Depression Scale). 58 subjects were selected out by convenience sampling. Data were analyzed using by Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) 10.0.Results1. 98.2% (57/58) of clients perceived a moderate and low level of informational acquirement. 100% (58/58) perceived a moderate and high level of informational need.2. 96.5% (56/58) perceived a moderate and low level of informational satisfaction.3. 47.4% (26/58) of clients with cancer were depressed.4. There was a positive correlation between informational acquirement and informational satisfaction of clients with cancer (r=0.571,p<0.01). There was a negative correlation between informational satisfaction and depression (r=-0.468, p<0.01). There was a negative correlation between informational acquirement and depression also (r=-0.450, p<0.01).ConclusionInformational acquirement of majority of clients with cancer beforeoperation was at a moderate and low level. All the subjects' informational need was at a moderate and above level. About half of subjects' informational satisfaction was at a lower level. Depression was at a high level in clients with cancer before operation. The more informational acquirement clients had, the more informational satisfaction, and less depression.Based on the above results, nurses who are promoters and teachers in clients' education should provide as much information as possible, to meet clients' informational need, increase their informational satisfaction, and reduce ratio of depression, thus, we can implement the theory and idea of holistic nursing care into practice in fact.