Alan R. Tait|Terri Voepel?Lewis|Stanley Chetcuti|Colleen Brennan-Martinez|Robert J. Levine
Enhancing patient understanding of medical procedures: Evaluation of an interactive multimedia program with in-line exercises
Center for Practical Bioethics|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|Michigan United|Michigan Medicine|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|Michigan Medicine|Michigan Medicine|Michigan Medicine|Jackson Memorial Hospital|ArchieMD (United States)
standard print verbal information provided patients undergoing treatments often difficult understand may impair ability truly informed study examined effect interactive multimedia informational program inline exercises corrected feedback patients realtime understanding cardiac catheterization procedure151 adult patients scheduled diagnostic cardiac catheterization randomized receive information procedure using either standard institutional verbal written information si interactive ipadbased informational program ipi subject understanding evaluated using semistructured interviews baseline immediately following catheterization 2 weeks procedure addition randomized ipi ability respond correctly several inline exercises recorded subjects perceptions preferences information delivery also elicitedsubjects randomized ipi program significantly better understanding following intervention compared randomized si group 8324 vs 7425 respectively 012 scale 12complete understanding p005 firsttime correct responses inline exercises ranged 243 100 subjects reported inline exercises helpful 9117 010 scale 10extremely helpful ipad program easy use 9016 010 scale 10extremely easy suggesting good clinical utilityresults demonstrated ability interactive multimedia program enhance patients understanding medical procedure importantly incorporation inline exercises permitted identification knowledge deficits provided corrected feedback confirmed patients understanding treatment information realtime consent sought