Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Multimedia COnsent with animation video: Addition of Multimedia Consent with animation video to standard consent during pre op period
Control Intervention1: Comparing by knowledge quest
Sponsors
7 Air Force Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult patient population above 18 years of age who can give consent and requires a surgical procedure for treatment. Major listed procedures will be Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic Appendicectomy, Laparoscopic hernia repair, open hernia repair, Hemorrhoidectomy, Anal Fistulectomy.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pediatric patient population below 18 years of age Surgery in case of recurrence of disease Emergency surgeries Patients who are unable to give consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare whether issuing procedure-specific pictorial handouts and showing informative videos in addition to standard consent forms versus standard consent forms to patients can improve their understanding.Timepoint: preconsent, post consent post op 10 day | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| (i) To assess the pre-op anxiety and post-op risk recall in patients of two different groups. (ii) To evaluate post-op pain perception in patients of two different groups using the Visual Analogue Scale. (iii) To look for factors that influence patient understanding of surgical informed consentTimepoint: preconsent, post consent, postop 10 days | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSV Kulkarni
7 Air Force Hospital
Outcome results
None listed