Implementation and Evaluation of Educational Videos to Improve Cancer Knowledge and Patient Empowerment.
JCO Glob Oncol
; 8: e2100315, 2022 02.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Low health literacy is a leading cause of treatment abandonment among patients receiving cancer care at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) in Malawi.METHODS:
We developed cancer educational videos featuring Malawian providers and played them in the KCH oncology clinic. The videos addressed cancer-related topics, including disease biology, common myths, diagnostic procedures, treatment, side effects, and survivorship. After 6 months of implementation, we compared results from 50 pre- and postintervention surveys to assess change in cancer knowledge and care experience.RESULTS:
Both pre- and postintervention cancer knowledge were good a median of nine questions were answered correctly of 11 in both assessments. Despite the intervention, most continued to incorrectly identify cancer as an infection (pre n = 26, 52%; post n = 25, 50%; P = 1.0), although improvements were observed in patients' knowledge of correct actions for fever at home (pre n = 38, 76%; post n = 43, 86%; P = .31). Care experiences were overall good. Postintervention results indicate that more patients felt always listened to by their providers (pre n = 18, 36%; post n = 29, 58%; P < .01). However, we also noted a higher rate of patient dissatisfaction of care as more patients felt that they could not understand chemotherapy counseling (pre n = 11, 22%; post n = 22, 44%; P < .01). Assessments of video satisfaction indicate that patients found the videos very helpful in terms of understanding their disease (n = 47, 96%) and side effects (n = 48, 98%) and felt empowered to speak up with their providers (n = 46, 96%).CONCLUSION:
Standardized education materials for patients that can be feasibly implemented throughout sub-Saharan Africa are urgently needed. Cancer educational videos are a low-cost way to educate and empower patients with cancer in resource-constrained settings although in-person discussions remain a crucial part of care.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Participación del Paciente
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
JCO Glob Oncol
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Malawi