Clinical Report: Quality Assessment Tool for ERAS Health Education in Gynecological Cancers
Overview
This study developed a quality evaluation scale for ERAS health education in gynecologic malignancies, demonstrating good reliability and validity.
Background
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols are essential in optimizing perioperative care for patients with gynecologic malignancies. Effective health education is critical for patient compliance and understanding of ERAS measures, yet current practices often lack systematic evaluation tools. This study addresses the gap by creating a dedicated assessment tool for ERAS health education quality.
Data Highlights
Dimension
Score
Total Scale
86.7 ± 8.4
Discharge Education
84.3%
Psychological Counseling
60.0%
Sexual Life Resumption Guidance
63.0%
Home Medication Guidance
65.9%
Home Activity/Nutrition/Wound Care
68.1%
Key Findings
The final scale includes 4 primary dimensions and 36 tertiary items across admission, preoperative, postoperative, and discharge education stages.
Response rates for Delphi rounds were 100%, with authority coefficients ranging from 0.897 to 0.914.
Cronbach’s α for the total scale was 0.890, indicating high internal consistency.
Test-retest ICC was 0.925, demonstrating excellent reliability.
Discharge education was identified as the weakest domain, with several items scoring below 70%.
Clinical Implications
The developed quality assessment tool can be utilized to systematically evaluate and improve ERAS health education practices in gynecologic oncology. Identifying weak areas in patient education may enhance overall patient compliance and outcomes.
Conclusion
The quality evaluation scale for ERAS health education shows good reliability and validity.
