The Relationship Between Quality of Discharge Teaching and Oral Nutritional Supplementation Adherence in Postoperative Patients With Gastric Cancer: A Chain Mediated Role of Readiness for Hospital Discharge and Medication Beliefs.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

We aimed to elucidate the underlying mechanisms influencing Oral nutritional supplementation (ONS) adherence in postoperative patients with gastric cancer (GC) by developing a structural equation model.

Background

ONS represents a cost-effective nutritional intervention for postoperative patients with GC, with its efficacy largely dependent on sustained patient adherence over time. However, the interrelationships among the quality of discharge teaching (QDT), readiness for hospital discharge (RHD), medication beliefs and adherence to ONS remain inadequately understood.

Methods

A convenience sample of 505 postoperative patients with GC was recruited from January 1, 2023, to December 1, 2024, for a cross-sectional survey conducted at a tertiary-grade A specialised o

SUBMITTER: Shen F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12779190 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature