The investigators investigated the use of portable MP3 technology in patient education and informed consent of shave and punch biopsies. Eighty patients were divided randomly into a control and experimental group. Control patients received the standard of care in patient education and informed consent. Experimental patients watched a short 80-second video on shave or punch biopsies. All patients were given pre- and post-education questionnaires to assess the efficacy of each method.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
84
video-based informed consent for punch and shave biopsies
traditional informed consent (standard of care) from physicians for shave and punch biopsies
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California, United States
Measure the post-education knowledge of each intervention arm
Compare the post-education knowledge between the two intervention arms: one conventional informed consent process, the other video-based informed consent process. Knowledge will be measured through a questionnaire administered before and after patient education is given.
Time frame: at the end of the study visit
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