Reem Farwana|Adam Sheriff|Haider Manzar|Mohammad Farwana|Ammar Yusuf|Ibrahim Sheriff
Watch this space: a systematic review of the use of video-based media as a patient education tool in ophthalmology
Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust|King's College School|King's College London|Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust|Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust|St. Thomas Hospital|St Thomas' Hospital|Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust|St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
effective clinicianpatient communication particularly important ophthalmology longterm adherence treatment often required however context increasingly pressurised clinics tendency resort written information leaflets suited patients visual impairment nonenglish speakers low levels literacy videobased media could harnessed enhance clinicianpatient communication systematic review aimed assess efficacy using videobased media patient education ophthalmology predefined search strategy used two independent researchers systematically review pubmed medline embase psycinfo databases eligible articles included peerreviewed studies involving ophthalmology patients received solely videobased educational intervention assess improvement patient knowledge behaviour overall healthrelated outcomes search yielded 481 studies 31 passed initial screening following fulltext analysis 12 studies met inclusion criteria seven studies 583 randomised controlled trials majority studies 583 reported outcomes patient comprehension 57 71 showing statistically significant improvement video intervention four studies 333 reported patient performance task eg drop application method overall healthrelated outcome 24 50 showing statistically significant improvement intervention though evidence needed use videobased media appears effective improving patient understanding certain cases may ameliorate overall outcome paucity welldesigned studies future research required fully examine role videobased media patient education pubmedmedlineembasepsychinfo 481 31 12 7 583 583 57 71 4 333 24 50