Rebecca D. Pentz|Minisha Lohani|Melissa Hayban|Jeffrey M. Switchenko|Margie D. Dixon|Richard J. DeFeo|Gregg M. Orloff|Ashesh B. Jani|Viraj A. Master
Videos improve patient understanding of misunderstood chemotherapy terminology
Emory University|Piedmont Cancer Institute|Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine|Emory University|Emory University|Emory University|Counseling Center|Emory University|Emory University|Piedmont Cancer Institute|Emory University|Piedmont Cancer Institute
background chemotherapy backbone many cancer therapies however terminology used describe chemotherapy may difficult patients understand particularly underserved populations studies shown educational videos improve patient understanding cancerrelated terms goal study identify chemotherapy terms difficult underserved population understand develop test educational videos describing terms methods word bank 50 difficulttounderstand chemotherapy terms developed querying 15 providers 50 patients underserved hospital twenty terms tested 50 additional patients determine rates misunderstanding six pilot educational videos describing 6 important terms created using videoscribe assessed 50 patients see improved understanding results fifteen 20 terms tested establish rates misunderstanding misunderstood one third patients 98 unable define maintenance 74 unable define cancer 58 unable define chemotherapy patient understanding 6 terms improved least 20 watching videos notable improvement reported palliative chemotherapy beforeandafter video understanding increased 0 72 conclusion chemotherapy backbone cancer treatment described terms difficult understand short animated educational videos significantly increase patient understanding chemotherapy terminology