Table 5 Surgical inpatients’ congruency between expectation and experiences of information
Question | Subjective importance | Perceived reality | Congruency between them | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Important n (%) (95% CI) | Not important n (%) (95% CI) | Not relevant/missing n (%) (95% CI) | Agree n (%) (95% CI) | Do not agree n (%) (95% CI) | Not relevant/missing n (%) (95% CI) | Congruency High (H) Low (L) n (%) (95% CI) | Incongruency n (%) (95% CI) | |
Before the operation, I received good information about the risk associated with the procedure | 160 (82.5) (76–88) | 24 (12.4) (8–18) | 10 (5.2) (3–9) | 163 (84.0) (78–89) | 25 (12.9) (9–18) | 6 (3.1) (1–7) | H: 147 (80.3) (74–86) L: 12 (6.6) (3–11) | 24 (13.1) (9–19) |
In the operating room, I was given good information about what would happen | 166 (85.6) (80–90) | 19 (9.8) (6–15) | 9 (4.6) (6–15) | 182 (93.8) (89–97) | 10 (5.1) (3–9) | 2 (1.0) (0–4) | H: 165 (89.2) (84–93) L: 9 (4.9) (5;2–9) | 11 (5.9) (3–10) |
Before/after the operation, I received good information about the expected result of my operation and care | 174 (89.7) (85–94) | 8 (4.1) (2–8) | 12 (6.2) (3–11) | 171 (88.2) (83–92) | 15 (7.8) (4–12) | 8 (4.1) (2–8) | H:163 (90.0) (85–94) L:5 (2.8) (3;1–6) | 13 (7.2) (4–12) |
I was given good information about why the operation should be performed | 163 (84.0) (78–89) | 14 (7.2) (4–12) | 17 (8.7) (5–14) | 174 (89.7) (85–94) | 10 (5.1) (3–9) | 10 (5.1) (3–9) | H: 158 (89.3) (89;84–93) L: 5 (2.8) (3;1–6) | 14 (7.9) (4–13) |
I was given good information about what I could do myself to get well through the surgery | 159 (81.9) (76–87) | 16 (8.2) (5–13) | 19 (9.8) (6–15) | 164 (84.6) (79–89) | 16 (8.2) (5–13) | 14 (7.3) (4–12) | H: 150 (86.7) (81–91) L: 8 (4.6) (2–9) | 15 (8.7) (5–14) |
I was given good information about medical treatment so that I understood how it worked and how it should be taken | 157 (80.9) (75–86) | 10 (5.2) (3–9) | 27 (14.0) (9–20) | 164 (84.5) (79–89) | 9 (4.6) (2–9) | 21 (10.8) (7–16) | H: 147 (89.6) (84–94) L: 1 (0.6) (0–3) | 16 (9.8) (6–15) |
I received good information about everyday life after surgery | 165 (85.1) (79–90) | 17 (8.7) (5–14) | 12 (6.1) (3–11) | 164 (84.5) (79–89) | 25 (12.9) (9–18) | 5 (2.5) (1–6) | H: 150 (82.9) (77–88) L: 8 (4.4) (2–9) | 23 (12.7) (8–18) |