Trial reportSingapore medical journal2017
A randomised, double-blinded clinical study on the efficacy of multimedia presentation using an iPad for patient education of postoperative hip surgery patients in a public hospital in Singapore.
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- Characteristics and Effects of Home-Based Digital Health Interventions on Functional Outcomes in Older Patients With Hip Fractures After Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- Post-surgery interventions for hip fracture: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Pooled it
- Interventions for improving mobility after hip fracture surgery in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- The use of an individualized intraoperative video shows no impact on the early postoperative clinical outcome after total knee arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized, controlled trial.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Trial
- The effect of video-assisted discharge education after total hip replacement surgery: a randomized controlled study.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- The Effect of an App for Day-to-Day Postoperative Care Education on Patients With Total Knee Replacement: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2019Trial
- The Hospital to Home study (H2H): smartwatch technology-enabled rehabilitation following hip fracture in older adults, a feasibility non-randomised trial.Future healthcare journal · 2023Article
- Implementation of iPads to Increase Compliance With Delivery of New Parent Education in the Mother-Baby Unit: Retrospective Study.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2021Article
- Virtual Preoperative Physical Therapy: Educating Patients Effectively in the Comfort of Their Homes.HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery · 2021Article
- The Development of a Mobile Application for Older Adults for Rehabilitation Instructions After Hip Fracture Surgery.Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Applying Digital Information Delivery to Convert Habits of Antibiotic Use in Primary Care in Germany: Mixed-Methods Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
introductionThis study compared patient satisfaction and recall of physiotherapy patient education among patients who had undergone hip surgery, with information presented via an iPad versus a standard paper booklet.
methodsPatients who had undergone hip surgery joined and completed this single-centre study, which utilised a randomised parallel group design. They were randomly allocated to either Group A (received information on hip surgery physiotherapy via an iPad) or Group B (received the same information via a paper booklet). The participants were blinded to the intervention received by the other group and the testers were blinded to the intervention received by the participants. The interventions were carried out during the patients' first four postoperative physiotherapy sessions. The outcome measures were recorded using pre-validated questionnaires.
resultsA total of 42 participants (mean age 70 ± 12 years) were recruited. After the intervention, patients in both groups had improved recall of the information presented during patient education. However, the patients in Group A had a significantly better recall score than those in Group B (4.0 points higher, p < 0.001). The level of patient satisfaction was also significantly higher in Group A than in Group B (8.5 points higher, p < 0.001).
conclusionWhile the use of an iPad and a paper booklet both had positive outcomes for patient recall and satisfaction, the use of an iPad was found to be more effective at improving patient satisfaction and recall of physiotherapy patient education in the present study.
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