Comparison Of The Effects Of Different Body Mechanics Education
Comparison Of The Effects Of Different Body Mechanics Education
The study evaluated the comparison of the different patient education methods. The study
 involved two stages of data collection: one during the preoperative period, the other during
 the sixth postoperative week.
Before commencing the study, we informed participants who met the inclusion criteria about
 the scope of the study and obtained their written and oral consent. Participants in each
 group completed the data collection form regarding patients' characteristics, the SF-MPQ, the
 ODI and the Physical Functioning and Bodily Pain subscales of the SF-36. A day before LDH
 (Lumbar Disc Hernia) surgery, participants in the control group received standard clinical
 education, whereas ones in the intervention groups received either video- or brochure-based
 education. Participants in the brochure group learned about the proper use of body mechanics
 from the "Body Mechanics Educational Brochure for LDH Patients" and demonstrations performed
 by primary investigator after which we answered any questions that participants asked.
 Brochure-based education took nearly 15 min, and participants could keep the brochures after
 the education programme ended. By contrast, participants in the video group learned about
 proper use of body mechanics from the "Body Mechanics Educational Video for LDH Patients"
 presented on a laptop, after which we also answered any questions that participants asked.
 Video-based education took nearly 15 min, and we provided CD-ROM with the video to the
 participants. Unlike participants in the intervention groups, ones in the control group did
 not receive structured education. Clinical nurses orally informed them about points to
 consider while performing activities such as standing, rising from bed and lifting. Final
 data collection took place in the sixth postoperative week, following the statement of the
 American Association of Neuroscience Nurses that pain and disability begin to decrease and
 that quality of life begins to increase 4-6 weeks after thoracolumbar surgery (Starkweather
 et al., 2013). During the postoperative period, participants in all groups completed the
 SF-MPQ, the ODI and the Physical Functioning and Bodily Pain subscales of the SF-36.
 Participants in the brochure and video groups also completed the survey addressing their
 satisfaction with the educational materials, whereas ones in the control group completed the
 survey addressing their satisfaction with the clinical education that they received. We
 collected data face-to-face with participants, which took approximately 20 min. Participants
 who lived outside Ankara completed the respective survey via telephone interviews, which took
 approximately 30 min.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Patients hospitalised in preparation to receive LDH surgery and who volunteered to
 participate

 -  Older than 18 years

 -  Could read and write in Turkish

 -  Scored between 1 and 3 in the classification systems of the American Society of
 Anesthesiologists were preparing for their first LDH surgical operation

 -  Could use CD-based educational materials

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Patients hospitalised in preparation to receive LDH surgery and who unvolunteered to
 participate

 -  All potential participants who had previously undergone LDH surgery

 -  Could not use CD-based educational materials or had mental disorders liable to prevent
 communication