The study includes patients with a wide range of neurosurgical conditions. These include, but are not limited to, degenerative spinal diseases (e.g., disc herniations, spinal stenosis), intracranial space-occupying lesions (e.g., gliomas, meningiomas), cerebrovascular disorders (e.g., aneurysms, hemorrhages, ischemic strokes), epilepsy, hydrocephalus, and congenital malformations. The inclusion is independent of the specific diagnosis, as the focus of the study lies on medical document comprehen
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Intervention Group – AI-based layperson-friendly translation of medical findings prior to consultation
Participants in this group receive, prior to the medical consultation, a layperson-frie
Sponsors
Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurochirurgie, Uniklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Outpatient presentation at the Department of Neurosurgery - Scheduled physician consultation including report discussion - Sufficient German language proficiency to participate in the survey - Cognitive ability to assess and understand medical documents - Written informed consent obtained
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Severe language barriers preventing comprehension of medical reports or questionnaires - Cognitive impairments that preclude informed consent or valid self-assessment - Acute neurological or psychiatric conditions affecting communication ability - Participation in another interventional study related to healthcare communication
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patient satisfaction with physician communication following outpatient consultation Measured using the Health Care Communication Questionnaire (HCCQ) and the Patient-Physician Interaction Questionnaire (FAPI) immediately after the consultation. The aim is to assess whether an AI-generated, layperson-friendly translation of medical findings improves patients' perceived quality of communication with their physician. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-perceived understanding, consultation duration, physician satisfaction Collected data include: - Patients’ self-rated understanding of the medical information (numerical scale from 1 to 5, before and after the consultation), - Duration of the consultation, measured by recording start and end times, - Physician satisfaction with communication, assessed using the Health Care Communication Questionnaire (HCCQ) and the Difficult Doctor-Patient Relationship Questionnaire (DDPRQ). | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactElida Hasani
Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurochirurgie, Uniklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden
Outcome results
None listed