Author(s)

Youdi Cai¹, Limei Zhang¹, Kun Bao¹, Huan Jian¹, Jinhong Zhong¹, Yuanyuan Huang¹, Limin Liang^2*

¹Department of Urological Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
²Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.

Objective To investigate the level of readiness for discharge of patients after prostate cancer surgery based on the concept of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS), and to explore its influencing factors, so as to provide references for improving the readiness for discharge of patients after prostate cancer surgery. Methods The general information questionnaire, the discharge preparation scale, and the discharge guidance quality scale were used to investigate 119 patients discharged from the urological surgery department of a tertiary A-level hospital in Guangzhou after radical prostatectomy. Results The total score of discharge readiness of patients after radical prostatectomy was 147.74 ± 35.71 points, which was at a lower middle level and the total score of discharge guidance quality was 180.68 ± 38.91 points, which was at a medium level. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that education level, family monthly income, Gleason score, whether to perform lymphatic dissection, whether to discharge with a urinary catheter, and the quality of discharge guidance were the main factors influencing the readiness for discharge of patients after prostate cancer surgery. Conclusion In clinical nursing work, it is necessary to implement individualized health education according to the characteristics and needs of different patients to improve the level of preparation for discharge of patients after prostate cancer surgery.

Prostate Cancer, Readiness for Discharge, Quality of Discharge Guidance, Analysis of Influencing Factors

Cai, Y. , Zhang, L. , Bao, K. , Jian, H. , Zhong, J. , Huang, Y. and Liang, L. (2021) Analysis of the Current Status and Influencing Factors of the Readiness for Discharge of Patients after Prostate Cancer Surgery Based on the Concept of Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS). Open Journal of Nursing, 11, 1086-1097. doi: 10.4236/ojn.2021.1112086.