title: Use of Videos as Supplemental Education Tools Across the Cancer Trajectory.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Patients who are dealing with life changes as a result of a cancer diagnosis often search for information about the disease and its treatment. Knowledge gained from this information helps patients with cancer during survivorship and improves their active participation with the healthcare team. To provide patients with the information they need, healthcare providers must offer various methods for the delivery of educational materials. The use of video as a delivery mechanism should be considered as one option for patient content acquisition.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This article describes the use of videos as supplemental education tools before, during, or after one-on-one patient teaching interactions.
  
  
  METHODS
  A literature review was performed that focused on locating, reviewing, and synthesizing published data from clinical studies related to the use of video in patient education.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Videos deliver material in a way that is flexible and often familiar to patients. For example, delivery can occur via smartphone, electronic health record, computer, DVD, or television, and it does not require reading or a high level of literacy. Healthcare providers in oncology settings should consider establishing a process for instructional video development as part of a multimedia patient education library.
authors.affiliation: Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.
authors.forename: Jeanne M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Frentsos
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D014743:Videotape Recording
keywords: Patient education; consumer health information; health education; health literacy; video recording; video-audio media