Abstract
BACKGROUND: There are multiple modalities for patient education ranging from written to audiovisual formats. However, little is known regarding which modality is optimal.
OBJECTIVE: To assess patient preference for educational materials about scar care following surgery for facial skin cancer using the FACE-Q Skin Cancer patient reported outcome measure.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: On the day of Mohs surgery, patients were given a written handout or viewed a 3-minute animation video regarding best practices in scar improvement. Afterward, patients received the FACE-Q Skin Cancer-Satisfaction with Information: Appearance scale. Three months later, patients were called and given the same scale and additional questions regarding scar care.
RESULTS: A total of 75 patients were enrolled. There was no difference between the 2 groups' preoperative information scores (p = .85) and the three-month postoperative scores (p = .37). The change in preoperative and postoperative score showed no significant difference between the 2 groups (p = .21); but there was a trend of higher satisfaction in the video group on the day of Mohs surgery. After the 3-month timepoint, there was a higher satisfaction trend observed with the written handout group.
CONCLUSION: Patient preferences in information delivery and accessibility will contribute to greater information retention and satisfaction.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1155-1158 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Dermatologic Surgery |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2022 |
Keywords
- Humans
- Mohs Surgery/adverse effects
- Cicatrix/etiology
- Patient Preference
- Patient Satisfaction
- Patient Education as Topic
- Skin Neoplasms/surgery
- Facial Neoplasms/surgery