The Effect of Post-Mastectomy Concept Map Education on Patients' Discharge Training Satisfaction Levels: A Randomized Controlled Study

Objective: To determine the effect of the education given with the concept map after mastectomy on the satisfaction level of the patients' discharge training. Methods: The research was carried out in the Breast and Endocrine Surgery Clinic of the University Hospital located in a province in eastern Türkiye. The research was conducted using a randomized controlled experimental research model. 66 patients (33 experimental group, 33 control group) were included in the study. The patients in the experimental group were given discharge training with a concept map. “Descriptive Characteristics Form” and “Discharge Training Satisfaction Scale” were used to collect data. In the evaluation of the data; number, percentage, mean, standard deviation, chi-square, independent sample t-test and Cronbach Alpha Confidence Coefficient were used. Results: There was no significant difference between the groups in terms of introductory features. In the study, it was determined that 57.6% of the patients in the experimental group were married, 81.8% had a nuclear family structure, 69.7% of the patients in the control group were married and 72.7% had a nuclear family structure. The mean scores of the patients in the experimental group were found to be significantly higher than the patients in the control group (p