The researchers aim to evaluate the performance of two groups of participants after receiving traditional education-one group supplemented with video-based education and the other without. This study will explore the feasibility of using guideline-based public education videos on postoperative TSH suppression therapy for differentiated thyroid cancer in the context of public education regarding thyroid surgery.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
400
Accepting educational video on postoperative TSH suppression therapy for differentiated thyroid cancer created by researchers based on guidelines
TSH Compliance Rate
The criteria for determining the TSH target achievement rate are based on a combination of three factors: the patient's postoperative recurrence risk stratification, the follow-up time point, and the current TSH test result. Within one year postoperatively, the TSH suppression targets are \< 0.1 mU/L for the high-risk group, 0.1-0.5 mU/L for the moderate-risk group, and 0.1-0.5 mU/L (low Tg) or 0.5-2 mU/L (undetectable Tg, lobectomy) for the low-risk group. In statistical analysis, the TSH target range attainment rate = (number of patients with TSH levels within the target range at each follow-up time point / total number of patients followed up at that time point) × 100%
Time frame: Postoperative Month 1, Postoperative Month 3, Postoperative Month 6, and Postoperative Month 12
Patient satisfaction
Patient satisfaction following different educational approaches was assessed using a 5-point Likert scale (1-5 scale; the higher the score, the higher the satisfaction).
Time frame: Immediately after the educational presentation (post-intervention)
Level of knowledge dissemination
Knowledge assessment consists of 6 multiple-choice questions, 2 true/false questions, and 2 fill-in-the-blank questions to evaluate patients' understanding and awareness of educational topic.
Time frame: Postoperative Month 1, Postoperative Month 3, Postoperative Month 6, and Postoperative Month 12
Patient anxiety level
Anxiety scale, thereby assessing the patient's level of anxiety. A 5-point Likert scale was used, with each item scored on a scale of 1 to 5, ranging from "not at all" to "very severe."
Time frame: Baseline (before the educational outreach) and immediately after the educational outreach; two assessments total
Patient's Level of Regret After Surgery
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Regret Scale, thereby recording the patient's degree of postoperative regret. 1. This was the right decision. 2\. I regret making this choice. 3. If I had the chance to do it over, I would make the same choice. 4. This choice caused me a lot of pain. 5. This was a wise decision. A 5-point Likert scale was used, with each item scored on a scale of 1 to 5; the lower the score, the less regret the respondent felt.
Time frame: Baseline (before the educational outreach) and immediately after the educational outreach
Incidence of adverse events in patients
Whether the patient has forgotten to take medication or mistakenly recorded the follow-up appointment time, etc.
Time frame: Postoperative Month 1, Postoperative Month 3, and Postoperative Month 6