Linear Closure, Surgery
Conditions
Keywords
surgery, video discharge instructions
Brief summary
The purpose of this research is to look at how educational videos provided by doctors might affect patients knowledge, satisfaction, confidence, and anxiety with post-operative Mohs surgery care. Patients will be randomized to either: 1) a group that receives educational videos in addition to standard-of-care written and verbal instructions or 2) a group that receives only standard-of-care written and verbal instructions.
Detailed description
The Primary Objective of this study is to determine if video discharge instructions, when added to standard of care written and verbal instructions, lead to a decrease in unnecessary phone calls from patients in a Mohs dermatology clinic. The Secondary Objectives of this study are to determine if video discharge instructions, when added to standard of care written and verbal instructions, help to improve patients' satisfaction with education materials provided by the clinic, improve patients' knowledge of post-operative management, improve patients' confidence in taking care of their suture site post-operatively, and reduce post-operative anxiety about their suture site. This study will be a randomized controlled trial in which the impact of video discharge instructions on patient calls, anxiety, and confidence will be evaluated. Patients will be randomized using a permuted block model generated through SAS.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALVideo Discharge Instructions
The video discharge instructions, will be provided to the patient at the time of surgical procedure.
BEHAVIORALTelecommunication Reminders
Telecommunication reminders including text messages, email, or phone calls to remind participants how to access the video discharge instruction up to three times before follow-up
BEHAVIORALStandard of Care
Standard of Care: verbal and written discharge instructions for patients after surgery
Sponsors
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients who underwent a linear closure on the face at UH Mohs clinic * Fluent English speakers
Exclusion criteria
● Non-fluent English speakers
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ratio of patients in the intervention group who call the clinic compared to percentage of patients in the control group who call the clinic | Up to 8 weeks after discharge | Researchers will record when each participant calls the clinic. The number of people who call in the intervention group will be compared to the number of people who call in the control group. This will give an efficacy measure of the video discharge instructions |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Difference in knowledge of discharge instructions in intervention group versus control group | Up to 8 weeks after discharge | Answers to survey questions investigating knowledge of discharge instruction will be compared between the control and intervention groups. |
| Difference in confidence in intervention group versus control group | Up to 8 weeks after discharge | A survey investigating confidence about Mohs surgery post-operative care will be used in this study. This survey will be quantified using the Likert scale. |
| Difference in satisfaction in intervention group versus control group | Up to 8 weeks after discharge | A survey investigating patient satisfaction about Mohs surgery post-operative care will be used in this study. This survey will be quantified using the Likert scale. |
| Difference in self reported anxiety levels in intervention group versus control group | Up to 8 weeks after discharge | A survey investigating anxiety about Mohs surgery post-operative care will be used in this study. This survey will be quantified using the Likert scale. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed