Marcus, HJ;
Jain, A;
Grieve, J;
Dorward, NL;
(2018)
Informed Consent for Patients Undergoing Transsphenoidal Excision of Pituitary Adenoma: Development and Evaluation of a Procedure-Specific Online Educational Resource.
World Neurosurgery
, 118
e933-e937.
10.1016/j.wneu.2018.07.102.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The results of recent high-profile delict and medical negligence cases now require doctors to take "reasonable care to ensure that the patient is aware of any material risks involved in any recommended treatment, and of any reasonable alternative or variant treatments." Thus, we report the development and evaluation of a procedure-specific online educational resource to support the informed consent process for patients undergoing transsphenoidal excision of pituitary adenomas. METHODS: An interactive educational multimedia website was developed using a combination of text, images, and videos. A telephone questionnaire was devised to evaluate patients' understanding that included 15 true/false questions. The questionnaire was administered to separate cohorts of patients on the waiting list for transsphenoidal excision of a pituitary adenoma before and after introduction of the website. The patients were also asked to rate the extent to which they found the website easy to understand and useful on a 10-point Likert scale. Data were compared using the χ2 and Mann-Whitney U test, with P < 0.05 considered to indicate statistical significance. RESULTS: Ten consecutive patients completed the questionnaire before the introduction of the website and nine afterward. The median questionnaire scores were significantly greater after the introduction of the website (14 of 15 vs. 12 of 15; P = 0.002), and all patients subjectively found the website easy to understand and useful (10 of 10 in both groups). CONCLUSIONS: An interactive educational multimedia website appears to be a helpful adjunct to the informed consent process for patients undergoing transsphenoidal excision of a pituitary adenoma.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Informed Consent for Patients Undergoing Transsphenoidal Excision of Pituitary Adenoma: Development and Evaluation of a Procedure-Specific Online Educational Resource |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.07.102 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2018.07.102 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Consent, Pituitary, Surgery, Transsphenoidal |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10059170 |
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