ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.)2021
Lumbar puncture patient video increases knowledge and reduces uncertainty: An RCT.
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- How effective are video animations as information tools for patients and the general public? An updated systematic review.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Pooled it
- Usability and feasibility of ADappt: a digital toolkit to support communication on diagnosis and prognosis in memory clinics.Alzheimer's research & therapy · 2025Article
- Digital Tools for People Without an Alzheimer Disease or Dementia Diagnosis: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Usefulness of lumbar puncture educational videos for older people with HIV.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Article
- Experiences of and recommendations on clinical trial design in Alzheimer's disease from the participant's point of view: a mixed-methods study in two clinical trial centers in the Netherlands.Alzheimer's research & therapy · 2023Article
- The effectiveness of video animations as information tools for patients and the general public: A systematic review.Frontiers in digital health · 2022Review
- Clinical application of CSF biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease: From rationale to ratios.Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2022Article
- Lumbar puncture patient video increases knowledge and reduces uncertainty: An RCT.Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.) · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundPatients often perceive a lumbar puncture (LP) as an invasive procedure. We aimed to evaluate the impact of a 3-minute educational animation-video explaining the LP procedure, on patients' knowledge, uncertainty, anxiety, and post-LP complications.
methodsWe included 203 newly referred memory clinic patients, who were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: (1) home viewing of the video, (2) clinic viewing of the video, or (3) control condition (care as usual). Participants completed questionnaires measuring knowledge as information recall, uncertainty, anxiety, and post-LP complications, the latter when patients underwent an LP procedure (n = 145).
resultsViewing the video increased information recall for both home ( DISCUSSION: Preparing individuals for an LP by means of an educational video can help to increase knowledge about the procedure and reduce feelings of uncertainty.
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