A telehealth intervention to increase patient preparedness for surgery: a randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and hypothesis

Methods to increase surgical preparedness in urogynecology are lacking. Our objective was to evaluate the impact of a preoperative provider-initiated telehealth call on surgical preparedness.

Methods

This was a multicenter randomized controlled trial. Women undergoing surgery for pelvic organ prolapse and/or stress urinary incontinence were randomized to either a telehealth call 3 (± 2) days before surgery plus usual preoperative counseling versus usual preoperative counseling alone. Our primary outcome was surgical preparedness, as measured by the Preoperative Prepardeness Questionnaire. The Modified Surgical Pain Scale, Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory-20, Patient Global Impressions of Improvement, Patient Global Impressions of Severity, Satisfac

SUBMITTER: Halder GE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8142611 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature