ReviewPatient safety in surgery2022
Utilizing the "teach-back" method to improve surgical informed consent and shared decision-making: a review.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Shared decision-making when considering hyperbaric oxygen therapy: a systematic review.Diving and hyperbaric medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Application of Teach-back health education combined with continuity care in patients with knee joint training injuries: an analysis of clinical effects.Frontiers in public health · 2025Trial
- Teach back educational strategy on knowledge about breast cancer among low health literate women.BMC medical education · 2024Trial
- Health literacy in perioperative care: toward better shared decision-making through navigation and communication design.Journal of anesthesia · 2026Review
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- Informed Consent in Orthopaedic Surgery: When a Signature Does Not Mean Understanding: A Prospective Study of 750 Patients Comparing Elective and Trauma Settings.Journal of evaluation in clinical practice · 2026Observational
- AI-Augmented Teach-Back in Dentistry: From Patient Education to Verified Clinical Understanding.Cureus · 2026Review
- Patient Comprehension of ERAS Protocols and Its Association with Postoperative Quality of Recovery in Head and Neck Cancer Surgery with Free Tissue Transfer Reconstruction.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- Effects of teach-back method-based continuing nursing on self-management behavior and quality of life in patients after aortic dissection surgery.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2026Article
- Evaluation of Experiences With Ecological Momentary Assessment Among Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer: Qualitative Study.JMIR cancer · 2026Observational
- Informed consent practices among emergency staff for patients undergoing emergency surgery in the emergency surgical units of two tertiary teaching hospitals in Uganda: a qualitative study.BMC medical ethics · 2025Article
- Teach-back with traditional preoperative education in elderly patients undergoing day-case cataract surgery: a propensity score-matched analysis.International ophthalmology · 2025Article
- Analysis of the causes of improper medical decision-making in medical damage liability disputes in China: a text mining approach.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Improving shared decision‑making between paediatric haematologists, children with sickle cell disease, and their parents: an observational post-intervention study.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Observational
- The impact of nursing intervention based on teach-back method on self-management behavior and negative emotions of postoperative patients with aortic dissection.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of nurse-led video monitoring for maintaining self-care in heart failure patients: study protocol for a randomized clinical trial.American journal of cardiovascular disease · 2025Article
- A Refined Teach-back Observation Tool: Validity Evidence in a Pediatric Setting.Health literacy research and practice · 2023Article
- Shared Decision-Making in Hemophilic Arthropathy Rehabilitation: A Qualitative Study.Patient preference and adherence · 2023Article
- Informed Consent in Mass Vaccination against COVID-19 in Romania: Implications of Bad Management.Vaccines · 2022Article
- The "teach-back" method improves surgical informed consent and shared decision-making: a proof of concept study.Patient safety in surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
The teach-back method is a valuable communication tool that can be employed to improve patient safety and shared decision-making. Its utility in patient care has been studied extensively in many areas of clinical medicine. However, the literature on the use of teach-back in surgical patient education and informed consent is limited. Additionally, there is some ambiguity about the functional definition and performance of the teach-back method in the literature, consequently rendering this valuable tool an enigma. This review examines the current standards and ethics of preoperative informed consent and provides a concise, actionable definition of teach-back. The manner in which teach-back has been implemented in medicine and surgery is then examined in detail. Studies analyzing the use of teach-back in medicine have demonstrated its effectiveness and benefit to patient care. Further study on the use of teach-back to improve preoperative informed consent is supported by the few preliminary trials showing a positive effect after implementing the teach-back method in critical patient interactions.
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