Web-Based Education Prior to Outpatient Orthopaedic Surgery Enhances Patient Satisfaction Scores: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (12) ◽  
pp. e27-e28
Author(s):  
Carola van Eck ◽  
Aneet Toor ◽  
Michael B. Banffy ◽  
Ralph A. Gambardella
Keyword(s):  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Orthopaedic Surgery ◽  
Randomized Controlled Study ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Patient Satisfaction Scores ◽  
Web Based Education

scholarly journals Web-Based Education Prior to Outpatient Orthopaedic Surgery Enhances Early Patient Satisfaction Scores: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 232596711775141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carola F. van Eck ◽  
Aneet Toor ◽  
Michael B. Banffy ◽  
Ralph A. Gambardella
Keyword(s):  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Orthopaedic Surgery ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Patient Satisfaction Scores ◽  
Web Based Education

Background: A good patient-surgeon relationship relies on adequate preoperative education and counseling. Several multimedia resources, such as web-based education tools, have become available to enhance aspects of perioperative care. Purpose/Hypothesis: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of an interactive web-based education tool on perioperative patient satisfaction scores after outpatient orthopaedic surgery. It was hypothesized that web-based education prior to outpatient orthopaedic surgery enhances patient satisfaction scores. Study Design: Randomized controlled trial; Level of evidence, 1. Methods: All patients undergoing knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy, chondroplasty, or anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction or shoulder arthroscopy with rotator cuff repair were eligible for inclusion and were randomized to the study or control group. The control group received routine education by the surgeon, whereas the study group received additional web-based education. At the first postoperative visit, all patients completed the OAS CAHPS (Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) survey. Differences in patient satisfaction scores between the study and control groups were determined with an independent t test. Results: A total of 177 patients were included (104 [59%] males; mean age, 42 ± 14 years); 87 (49%) patients were randomized to receive additional web-based education. Total patient satisfaction score was significantly higher in the study group (97 ± 5) as compared with the control group (94 ± 8; P = .019), specifically for the OAS CAHPS core measure “recovery” (92 ± 13 vs 82 ± 23; P = .001). Age, sex, race, workers’ compensation status, education level, overall health, emotional health, procedure type and complexity, and addition of a video did not influence patient satisfaction scores. Conclusion: Supplemental web-based patient education prior to outpatient orthopaedic surgery enhances patient satisfaction scores.

Blinded randomized controlled study of a web-based otoscopy simulator in undergraduate medical education

2016 ◽  
Vol 127 (6) ◽  
pp. 1306-1311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camilla Stepniak ◽  
Brandon Wickens ◽  
Murad Husein ◽  
Josee Paradis ◽  
Hanif M. Ladak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Education ◽  
Randomized Controlled Study ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Randomized Controlled

scholarly journals Does a Dose Calculator as an Add-On to a Web-Based Paediatric Formulary Reduce Calculation Errors in Paediatric Dosing? A Non-Randomized Controlled Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tjitske M. van der Zanden ◽  
Matthijs de Hoog ◽  
Jonathan D. Windster ◽  
Joost van Rosmalen ◽  
I. Heleen van der Sijs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Study ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Randomized Controlled
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