Novel Visual Education Tool to Improve Recognition and Reporting of Postpartum Urgent Maternal Warning Signs

Northwestern University40 enrolled

Overview

This study aims to create a novel visual education tool that builds on the urgent maternal warning signs identified by The Council on Patient Safety in Women's Health Care. Including effective images will improve the understanding of these grave warning signs/symptoms, improving anatomical accuracy while remaining simplistic for patients of varying levels of health care literacy. The investigative team will be focusing on urgent warning signs pertinent to the postpartum period.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Postpartum

Interventions

Participant will view a visual aid picture (appendix A) first

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Postpartum women * Nulliparity * Age \>18 years of age * English speaking patients Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to provide informed written consent * Refusal to participate in all study-related procedures * Patients not fluent in English * Patients with current or history of serious peripartum complications and/or events - such as DVT, PE, peripartum cardiomyopathy, etc. (in which the patient may have received more than standard clinical counseling) * Patient with comorbidities that potentially require anticoagulation i.e. coagulopathies and may be more prone to DVTs * Patients with uncorrected visual or hearing impairment * Healthcare providers (in which patients will have significant background knowledge)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of participants who recognize deep vein thrombosis,

Participant will accurately identify the health care issue shown to participants and identified as Picture A and Picture B

Time frame: 1 Day

Secondary Outcomes

Number of participants who demonstrate understanding deep vein thrombosis,

Participants written response of the understanding of deep vein thrombosis.

Time frame: 1 Day

Number of participants who would report deep vein thrombosis

After review of Picture A and Picture B number of participants who report deep vein thrombosis to their care provider or emergency room.

Time frame: 1 Day

Novel Visual Education Tool to Improve Recognition and Reporting of Postpartum Urgent Maternal Warning Signs

Overview

Conditions

Interventions

Eligibility

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Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes

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