The effect of preadmission education given to bariatric surgery patients on postoperative recovery: A randomized controlled study.

Aim: To investigate the effect of preadmission education given to laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy patients on preoperative and postoperative anxiety, postoperative pain, and patient vital signs.

Methods: The study was designed as randomized, controlled, experimental, and single-blind. This study was conducted with 68 patients who met the inclusion criteria and underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in the general surgery clinic of a university hospital between December 2022 and October 2023.