Health Care Utilization
Conditions
Brief summary
Randomized study to assess the impact of supplemental educational YouTube videos on postoperative healthcare utilization following ambulatory pediatric urologic surgery
Interventions
Supplemental educational videos regarding care following pediatric urologic surgery
Sponsors
Study design
Masking description
Participants (caregivers) blinded to the intervention and outcomes and care providers blinded to the study group assignments
Intervention model description
Families randomized by urologic surgery type to receive access to YouTube video link
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Caregivers of patients age \<18 years old undergoing ambulatory pediatric urologic surgery
Exclusion criteria
* Caregivers that decline participation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Total number of episodes (Postoperative healthcare utilization) | 30 days following surgery | Episodes of postoperative calls, messages, add-on clinic visits, Urgent Care or Emergency Department visits. Each caregiver-initiated call, message, or visit will count as an individual episode. Multiple calls, messages, and visits will each be counted toward a total number of episodes. |
Countries
United States