Postpartum
Conditions
Keywords
Pregnancy, Postpartum, nulliparus
Brief summary
This study aims to create a novel visual education tool that builds on the urgent maternal warning signs identified by The Council on Patient Safety in Women's Health Care. Including effective images will improve the understanding of these grave warning signs/symptoms, improving anatomical accuracy while remaining simplistic for patients of varying levels of health care literacy. The investigative team will be focusing on urgent warning signs pertinent to the postpartum period.
Interventions
OTHERParticipant will view a visual aid picture (appendix A) first
Participant will view a visual aid picture (appendix A) of a post delivery complication first
OTHERParticipant will view a visual aid picture (appendix B) first
Participant will view a visual aid picture (appendix B) of a post delivery complication first
Sponsors
Northwestern University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Postpartum women * Nulliparity * Age \>18 years of age * English speaking patients
Exclusion criteria
* Inability to provide informed written consent * Refusal to participate in all study-related procedures * Patients not fluent in English * Patients with current or history of serious peripartum complications and/or events - such as DVT, PE, peripartum cardiomyopathy, etc. (in which the patient may have received more than standard clinical counseling) * Patient with comorbidities that potentially require anticoagulation i.e. coagulopathies and may be more prone to DVTs * Patients with uncorrected visual or hearing impairment * Healthcare providers (in which patients will have significant background knowledge)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants who recognize deep vein thrombosis, | 1 Day | Participant will accurately identify the health care issue shown to participants and identified as Picture A and Picture B |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants who demonstrate understanding deep vein thrombosis, | 1 Day | Participants written response of the understanding of deep vein thrombosis. |
| Number of participants who would report deep vein thrombosis | 1 Day | After review of Picture A and Picture B number of participants who report deep vein thrombosis to their care provider or emergency room. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
CONTACTPaul C Fitzgerald, RN,BSN,MS
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORKaitlyn Neumann, MD
Northwestern University
Outcome results
None listed