title: Evaluating the usefulness of patient education materials on surgical site infection: a systematic assessment.
abstract: Patient education is important for the prevention of surgical site infections (SSIs). The usefulness of available patient education materials is unclear. Using a validated evaluation tool, the Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool, we systematically assessed patient education materials for SSI. We found that available materials performed poorly, and further research is needed in this area.
authors.affiliation: Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zellmer
authors.affiliation: Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
authors.forename: Peggy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zimdars
authors.affiliation: Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.affiliation: Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI. Electronic address: ns2@medicine.wisc.edu.
authors.forename: Nasia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Safdar
mesh_terms: D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*
keywords: Patient education; Surgical site infection