Publications by authors named "Firaol Regea"
Article Synopsis
- Preoperative teaching is a critical nursing activity aimed at preparing patients for surgery by informing them about their procedures and recovery expectations, promoting active involvement in their care.
- A study conducted in 2022 assessed preoperative teaching practices among 267 nurses in the West Shoa region of Ethiopia, finding that only 39.9% demonstrated good teaching practices, hampered by factors like insufficient training and resources.
- The study utilized a structured questionnaire and statistical analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of preoperative education and identify obstacles faced by nurses, indicating a need for improvements in nursing education and support systems.
Background: Patient involvement in health care empowers patients to choose treatment and improves the quality of care and treatment outcomes. Despite its purpose, shared decision-making in clinical encounters was not given attention. So, this study aims to assess the level of shared decision-making among hypertensive patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Despite the importance of patient engagement in health care decision-making in the care of patients with chronic diseases, there is limited information about it and the factors affecting it in Ethiopia and in the Public Hospitals of West Shoa in particular. Thus, this study was designed to assess the engagement of patients with selected chronic non-communicable diseases in health care decision-making and associated factors in public hospitals of West Shoa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia.
Methods: We used an institution -based cross-sectional study design.