Table 4.
Pre- and Postoperative Self-Care
| Number (%) of patients according to self-care problem | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No problems | Slight problems | Moderate problems | Severe problems | Unable to wash or dress them | Total | |
| Pre- operative | 5 (10) | 13 (26) | 22 (44) | 9 (18) | 1 (2) | 50 (100) |
| Post operative | 16 (32) | 21 (42) | 11 (22) | 2 (4) | 0 | 50 (100) |