Effect of patient information cards on surgical patient comprehension and communication support
Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
- Conditions
- rological surgical proceduresUrological surgical proceduresCancer - BladderCancer - KidneyCancer - ProstateCancer - TesticularCancer - Penile (penis)Renal and Urogenital - Kidney diseaseRenal and Urogenital - Other renal and urogenital disordersSurgery - Other surgery
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12621001696886
- Lead Sponsor
- John Hunter Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 84
Inclusion Criteria
All patients aged 18 years and over who are admitted under the Urology team at JHH and Royal North Shore Hospital urology wards.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients that are not willing to contribute their information to the study will be excluded from participation. Furthermore, patients deemed to lack competency from a medical standpoint (including dementia, delirium and acute mental illness) and non-literate patients.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Patients’ knowledge of their admitting diagnosis, procedures or interventions, the name of their treating doctor and follow up plans (compared to the medical record)<br> --> We plan to measure this as an objective score out of four (diagnosis, procedures, doctor name (any name of the treating team accepted), planned follow up) compared to the medical record<br>[At discharge];2. Patient satisfaction with:<br> a. Communication practices of medical team and information provided during admission (Likert scale scoring and visual analogue scale (0-100)<br> b. Overall inpatient care (Likert scale and open feedback).<br>We aim to then compare the results between the information card and no information card groups.<br>[At discharge]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method