Efficacy of Patient Centred Information for Vascular Disease

Mid Western Regional Hospital, Ireland50 enrolled

Overview

This study aims to determine the usefulness of providing patients with web-based electronically accessed patient information when compared to the provision of written information leaflets.

Hospitals and health care institutions attempt to provide information to patients through a variety of media including; written information, web-site based information and more recently through the use of smart phone based applications. Such educational campaigns have financial implications for hospitals and institutions. The level of knowledge among patients with vascular disease of their pathology and its associated risk factors has been shown to be poor (Lovell et al 2009, Hirsch et al 2007). The optimum tool with which to provide information to patients with vascular disease has not been determined to date.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Vascular Disease

Interventions

Verbal and written informationOTHER

Patients will receive verbal information supplied by the attending doctor and also written information in the form of patient information leaflets

Verbal and electronic informationOTHER

Patients will receive verbal information by the attending doctor and also be provided with a web address to access electronic patient information.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Newly diagnosed abdominal aortic aneurysm, peripheral vascular disease or varicose veins * Capacity to and willingness to consent to participation in the study * Adult patients * In-patient or out-patient status Exclusion Criteria: * Previously diagnosed with vascular disease * Limited capacity or unwilling to consent * Information already provided by hospital doctor * Cognitive/intellectual impairment/acquired brain injury/visual impairment * Qualified medical professionals

Locations (1)

MidWestern Regional Hospital

Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Overall improvement in knowledge in a group of patients with vascular disease following the provision of information through verbal, written or electronically based sources.

Patients will be randomised to receive either verbal and written information or verbal and electronically based information on their disease specific condition. Knowledge will be assessed through the use of a multi choice questionnaire at baseline prior to the provision of information on their condition and again at follow up 6 weeks later.

Time frame: 6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Effectiveness of providing electronically based information to the vascular patient population

At follow patients will be asked to complete a questionnaire detailing their use of the information provided. The following measures will be recorded: Did you access the website address provided Y/N If Yes, How many times did you access the website (Specify) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Did you find the website useful or informative Yes/No/Somewhat Did you read the information leaflet provided Y/N If Yes, How many times did you read the leaflet (Specify) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Did you find the leaflet useful or informative Yes/No/Somewhat

Time frame: 6 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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