[How can patients' understanding about their surgery be improved? - Implications for everyday practice].
The patients' understanding about the treatments is a crucial result of the adequate communication. Inadequate communication may lead to misunderstanding, anxiety or litigation. Aiming to improve the patients' perception several educational options can be used, but video recording is a far superior medium regarding surgical procedures.


OBJECTIVE
We evaluated the feasibility of video recordings of the surgical procedures as an educational tool upon our patients' opinion.


METHODS
100 patients scheduled for gynecologic endoscopic surgeries were asked if they would allow their surgery be recorded by the computer system. The edited recordings were shown before the patients' discharge from the hospital, and their opinions were assessed using a questionnaire.


RESULTS
100 (100%) patients agreed to their operation being recorded and 92/100 (92%) women wanted to see the film. The median duration of the edited recordings was 5 minutes. 88/100 (88%) of the patients answered that the edited films gave them a better perception of their condition and operation. 82 (82%) would have liked a copy of the film.


CONCLUSIONS
Edited video recordings may help to inform patients regarding their medical condition and the procedures performed. Even though it is a time-consuming method, it may also help to provide in-depth information about the operation for the general prectinioners.
Sobel
Gábor
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Semmelweis Egyetem, Altalános Orvostudományi Kar, II. Szülészeti és Nogyógyászati Klinika Budapest.
Langmár
Zoltán
Z
Tömösváry
Zoltán
Z
Pajor
Attila
A
Szabó
István
I
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D032882:Comprehension; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D007258:Informed Consent; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000639:trends; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014741:Video Recording