I have had to send patients home with getting their procedures done because they did not understand the pre-procedure instructions. Patients are often given these instructions verbally in the office when they first schedule the procedure appointment. Many factors such as stress, pain, and language barriers limit their ability to understand and remember the instructions. When patients come in for a procedure and cannot have it done, the quality of our care is drastically reduced and money is wasted. This video was created with audio and text to help patients and consumers understand the steps they need follow in getting ready, to ensure that they can successfully undergo their procedures.
Lessons Learned:
In this assignment, I learned
how creating webpage or internet based health tool is different from creating a
paper or brochure. It is important to
make website that is adapted to the internet as well as specific target
audience. Too much text and too many graphics make it hard to use and navigate
around the webpage for useful the information (Eysenbach, 2005).
Hi Barbara,
ReplyDeleteThank you for such an important presentation! This is so true that patients can’t retain the information they are told in the office. According to the researchers, 40-80% of medical information provided by healthcare practitioners is forgotten immediately. The greater the amount of information presented, the lower the proportion correctly recalled, and almost half of the information that is remembered is incorrect (Kessels et al, 2003). Patients need a clear understanding of their care and information that is given before the procedure, like you have presented, will be better memorized when supported with written, audio and visual form.
Roy P C Kessels RPC(2003). Patients' memory for medical information. J R Soc Med. 2003 May; 96(5): 219–222. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC539473/#