Video-Assisted Informed Consent for Cataract Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT: Purpose. To investigate whether adding video assistance to traditional verbal informed consent advisement improved satisfaction among cataract surgery patients. Methods. This trial enrolled 80 Chinese patients with age-related cataracts scheduled to undergo unilateral phacoemulsification surgery. Patients were randomized into two groups: the video group watched video explaining cataract-related consent information and rewatched specific segments of the video at their own discretion, before receiving traditional verbal consent advisement; the control group did not watch the video. Outcomes included patient satisfaction, refusal to consent, time to complete the consent process, and comprehension measured by a ten-item questionnaire. Results. All 80 enrolled patients sign

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5278206 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature