About this trial
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of information given to patients undergoing vein surgery regarding the use of anti-embolic stockings on their readiness for discharge and satisfaction with nursing care.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
None
Disqualifiers
Having hearing/vision/mental problems
Having been diagnosed with a psychological illness (schizophrenia, depression)
Having any of the contraindications for the use of anti-embolic stockings in the patient (the patient has peripheral arterial disease or bypass grafts, peripheral neuropathy or other causes of sensory impairment, heart failure, pulmonary or leg edema, poor skin condition due to dermatitis/diabetes/venous ulcers, allergy or sensitivity to the materials in the stockings, and leg deformities that prevent the stockings from fitting properly)
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Patient Education on the Use of Anti-Embolic Stockings