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Title: | The use of multimedia as an adjunct to the informed consent process for ankle ligament reconstruction surgery. |
Epworth Authors: | Batuyong, Eldridge Beischer, Andrew |
Other Authors: | Birks, Christopher |
Keywords: | Lateral Ankle Ligament Instability Lateral Ankle Ligament Reconstruction Multimedia Education Informed Consent Orthopaedics Orthopedics Foot Ankle Musculoskeletal Clinical Institute, Epworth HealthCare, Victoria, Australia |
Issue Date: | Jun-2012 |
Citation: | Foot Ankle Spec. 2012 Jun;5(3):150-9. |
Abstract: | BACKGROUND: Obtaining "informed consent" is an integral aspect of surgery that can be fraught with difficulty. This study assessed the efficacy of a multimedia education tool in improving patients' understanding when used as an adjunct to the traditional verbal consent process regarding ankle lateral ligament reconstruction surgery. METHODS: A total of 56 patients (28 males and 28 females) were recruited with a mean age of 36 years. A standardized verbal discussion regarding surgical treatment was provided to each patient. Understanding was then assessed using a knowledge questionnaire. Subsequently, each patient observed a multimedia educational program following which the knowledge questionnaire was repeated. Additional supplementary questions were then given regarding the ease of understanding and satisfaction with the 2 methods of education delivery. RESULTS: The patients answered 75% of the questions correctly before the multimedia module compared with 88% after it (P < .001). Patients rated the ease of understanding and the amount of information provided by the module highly (9.5 cm and 9.0 cm on a 10-cm Visual Analogue Scale scale, respectively), and 61% of patients considered that the multimedia tool performed as well as the treating surgeon. CONCLUSION: Multimedia tools used in sequence after a verbal consent resulted in improved patient understanding of pertinent information regarding ankle lateral ligament reconstruction surgery. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11434/94 |
DOI: | 10.1177/1938640012439604 |
PubMed URL: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22441499 |
ISSN: | 1938-6400 1938-7636 |
Journal Title: | Foot & Ankle Specialist. |
Type: | Journal Article |
Affiliated Organisations: | Mercy Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand. |
Type of Clinical Study or Trial: | Survey |
Appears in Collections: | Clinical Education & Simulation Musculoskeletal |
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