The Effect of Face-to-face Education on Lifestyle modification of Patients Undergoing Sleeve Gastrectomy

Introduction: The Increasing of obesity surgery in the country causes the need for special care and psychological preparation of these patients in the form of necessary educational intervention. Therefore, considering the importance of lifestyle in maintaining the desired weight and reducing the complications of surgical problems, the aim of this study was the effect of Face-to-face Education on the lifestyle of patients undergoing sleeve gastrectomy surgery. Methods: This study is a clinical trial that started in October 2019 in the men and Women surgery department of Valiasr Hospital and lasted until April 2020. The study population was all patients undergoing sleeve surgery. A total of 70 patients were purposefully selected according to the inclusion criteria, then randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The day before surgery, a lifestyle intervention Face-to-face Education was performed and also before and two months after surgery, evaluation was performed with a Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II questionnaire in both experimental and control groups. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 22. Results: Most of the participants, 48 (68.60%) were women, 47 (67.2%) were married, 40 (57.1%) were housewives and 35 (50%) had diploma. The results of paired t-test after the intervention showed that the mean and standard deviation of the scores obtained in the experimental and control groups were (30.2 ± 2.1) and (23.4 ± 3.1), respectively, which showed a significant difference between There are two groups after the intervention (P = 0.000). Conclusions: Considering the positive effect of Face-to-face Education method in improving the lifestyle of patients after sleeve gastrectomy and the special role of nurses in educating the patient, it seems necessary to pay attention to this training method. Therefore, planning for the implementation of this training is recommended to reduce the complications and clinical problems of patients.