SynthesisSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2007
Interactive technologies and videotapes for patient education in cancer care: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials.
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Who cites it
39 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- A Video-Based Behavioral Intervention Associated with Improved HPV Knowledge and Intention to Vaccinate.Vaccines · 2022Article
- Development and preliminary evaluation of a communication skills training programme for hospital physicians by a specialized palliative care service: the 'Teach to Talk' programme.BMC medical education · 2020Article
- Impact of Videotaped Information on the Experience of Parents of Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2020Article
- Improving family caregiver and patient outcomes in lung cancer surgery: Study protocol for a randomized trial of the multimedia self-management (MSM) intervention.Contemporary clinical trials · 2019Article
- The Impact of an Educational Video on Clinical Trial Enrollment and Knowledge in Ethnic Minorities: A Randomized Control Trial.Frontiers in public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
goals of workPatients diagnosed with cancer need education as they face complex decisions. There is limited evidence about the impact of new educational technologies for cancer patients. This paper investigates whether interactive technologies and videotapes for patient education in cancer care improve knowledge, satisfaction or other outcomes.
methodsLiterature search of five computerised databases (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System, Excerpta Medica Database, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Cochrane Controlled Trials Register and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews) and bibliography searches identified relevant randomized controlled trials. Two reviewers independently assessed trial quality. Summary effects for knowledge and satisfaction were calculated using random-effects models (RevMan 4.2 software). Continuous data were summarised as weighted mean differences and dichotomous data as odds ratios, each with their respective 95% confidence interval. Standardised effect sizes for these outcomes were calculated and contrasted.
resultsNine randomised control trials with 1,678 patients were identified. Three evaluated the use of videotapes, and six evaluated computer technologies. Studies were of good-quality design but were variable in instruments, content, populations, outcomes and results. Educational technologies showed improved patient knowledge (effect sizes ranging from 0.12 to 1.03). Satisfaction was improved in some studies, but the overall effect was more equivocal--effect sizes ranged (0.05 to 0.40) of benefit for knowledge and from 0 to 0.40 for satisfaction.
conclusionsThe trials present preliminary evaluations of the technology in North America, the UK and Australia. There is a trend to improved knowledge and satisfaction. The ways in which the interventions are delivered and the extent of communication with a health professional affect patient responses.
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