Can an app improve patients' knowledge of their medical condition and treatment options?
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Knee osteoarthritisMusculoskeletal Diseases
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN98629372
- Lead Sponsor
- Interactive Studios
- Brief Summary
2018 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30578185
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 188
Inclusion Criteria
1. Referred by GP to orthopedic surgeon for suspected knee osteoarthritis
2. Fluent in Dutch
3. Possess an email address and a smart phone or tablet
4. At least 10 days between scheduling the appointment and the hospital visit were required, to give patients in the app group the chance to experience the intervention
Exclusion Criteria
1. Not Dutch-speaking
2. Not in possession of smartphone or tablet
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Patients' knowledge (perceived and actual) about their illness and the treatment options. Actual knowledge was measured 2 days prior to the consultation by a 12-item multiple choice questionnaire, with possible scores ranging from 0 to 36. Perceived knowledge was also measured 2 days before the consultation by a 5-item multiple choice questionnaire, with possible scores ranging from 0 to 25.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Satisfaction with information and patient knowledge was measured 2 days before the consultation by using NRS scores ranging from 0 to 10<br> 2. Certainty of the treatment chosen was measured 1 day after the consultation using an NRS 0 to 10 scale.<br>