Augmented Reality (AR): The Future of "Patient Information Leaflets
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 20
- 试验地点
- 3
- 主要终点
- Mental Effort Rating Scale
研究概览
简要总结
This project aims to assess a new type of Augmented Reality Patient Information leaflet, in order to demonstrate that it is a beneficial information resource to patients when facing the diagnosis of sarcoma, breast cancer or to explain difficult concepts such as cleft lip repair. There are no published studies on the use of AR in patient leaflets.
详细描述
At present, the traditional approach to patient education regarding diseases such as a new cancer diagnosis, is the patient information leaflet. Patient information leaflets often fail to convey the required medical information due to poor levels of literacy in the population, with 20% patients in the UK having the lowest level of adult literacy (equivalent to an individual who is unable to determine how much medicine to give a child from information printed on the package). "Health literacy" - the ability to obtain, understand, act on and communicate health information - is even lower, with estimates that 40% of patients have inadequate levels of health literacy. Additionally, there is a large knowledge gap between what doctors perceive patients understand about an illness, medication, or operation, and what patients actually comprehend and retain during consultation.
The plethora of problems of inadequate information, poor health literacy and patient-doctor knowledge disconnect, may be addressed with an approach to patient information leaflets using a platform that is entirely simulative and visual, thereby overcoming the problem of health literacy. The study builds upon pilot work by this research team on patient leaflets using AR to aid in patient education, visualisation and retention of information (Lo et al 2019).
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Crossover
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
盲法说明
It is not possible to blind participants to visual information in the patient leaflet (augmented reality versus traditional). The data collected will be fully anonymised before statistical assessment by an independent statistical service
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 16 Years 至 90 Years（Child, Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •patients who have undergone reconstructive surgery
- •patients who are awaiting reconstructive surgery
- •patients with sarcoma
- •patients with breast cancer
- •patients with reconstructive flaps
- •patients with or parents of patients with cleft lip and palate
- •Patients with dyslexia will be included
排除标准
- •Cannot speak or read English
- •Blind/severely visually impaired
研究组 & 干预措施
Augmented Reality Leaflet
Patient Leaflet with Augmented reality component
干预措施: Augmented Reality (Other)
Traditional Leaflet
Traditional leaflet without Augmented Reality component
干预措施: Traditional leaflet (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Mental Effort Rating Scale
时间窗: Single point at day 1 (Patient assesses leaflet once after reading leaflet)
Validated scale for cognitive load/ ease of understanding leaflet. Single item scale with rating 1 = very, very low mental effort to 9 = very, very high mental effort. Lower score is better
次要结局
- Instructional Motivation Materials Survey(Single point at day 1 (Patient assesses leaflet once after reading leaflet))
- Overall Patient Satisfaction(Single point at day 1 (Patient assesses leaflet once after reading leaflet))
- Usefulness Scale for Patient Information (USE scale)(Single point at day 1 (Patient assesses leaflet once after reading leaflet))