Use of video education in postoperative patient counselling: A quality improvement initiative.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This quality improvement study examined if a video-based resource could reduce delayed discharges after robotic prostatectomy while maintaining high levels of patient satisfaction.

Methods

From April 2018 to February 2020, all patients undergoing robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) were asked to complete an anonymous survey evaluating their perioperative experience. The quality improvement (QI) intervention started in March 2019 with a series of six educational videos being shown to all patients. The videos were used to supplement postoperative instruction. The discharge times of all patients were obtained from The Ottawa Hospital Data Repositories. A run chart analysis was used to detect change in discharge time (outcome measure). Patient satisfaction

SUBMITTER: Witherspoon LDE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8631838 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature