Andrew Fraval|Janan Chandrananth|Yew Ming Chong|Phong Tran|Lillian Sarah Coventry
Internet based patient education improves informed consent for elective orthopaedic surgery: a randomized controlled trial
Western Health|Western Health|Western Health|Western Health|Western Health
obtaining informed consent essential step surgical pathway providing adequate patient education enable informed decision making continued challenge contemporary surgical practice study investigates whether use patient information website augment patient education informed consent elective orthopaedic procedures effective measurea randomised controlled trial conducted comparing quality informed consent provided standard discussion treating surgeon compared augmentation discussion online education resource wwworthoanswerorg participants recruited orthopaedic outpatient clinics patients undergoing five common orthopaedic procedures eligible participate trial primary outcome measure knowledge operation satisfaction informed consent anxiety relating operation secondary outcome measuresthere statistically significant increase patient knowledge intervention arm compared control arm p 001 patients intervention arm average score 6925 sd 1491 correct answers compared 4738 sd 1777 control arm satisfaction also improved intervention arm p 0043 statistically significant difference control intervention arm relating anxiety scores p 0195the use patient education website augment informed consent improves patient knowledge planned operation well satisfaction consent process whilst increasing anxiety levels recommend patients directed web based education tools augment consentaustralian new zealand clinical trials registry anzctr actrn12614001058662