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A Comparison of Preoperative Telephone Call Versus Mailed Educational Materials on Patient-Reported Outcomes in Mohs Micrographic Surgery.
Taylor, Savannah L; Quan, Eugenie Y; Lockhart, Ellen Rachel S; Prickett, Kyle A; Phillips, Mariana A.
Afiliação
  • Taylor SL; Section of Dermatology, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, Virginia.
  • Quan EY; Section of Dermatology, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, Virginia.
  • Lockhart ERS; Department of Health Analytics and Research, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, Virginia.
  • Prickett KA; Section of Dermatology, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, Virginia.
  • Phillips MA; Section of Dermatology, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, Virginia.
Dermatol Surg ; 50(4): 337-340, 2024 Apr 01.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38232345
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Preoperative education has uncertain benefits on the preparedness and satisfaction of patients undergoing Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS).

OBJECTIVE:

We sought to determine the effect of a preoperative telephone call on preparedness and satisfaction in patients undergoing same-day office consultation and MMS. MATERIALS AND

METHODS:

All new patients ( N = 208) scheduled for same-day office consultation and MMS were mailed a standardized preoperative packet. Approximately half of those patients were randomly selected to also receive a preoperative phone call. On the day of the surgery, patients completed an anonymous preoperative and postoperative survey assessing their preparedness and satisfaction with the preoperative education received.

RESULTS:

There was no significant difference in patient preparedness between the letter only (LO) and phone call and letter study groups. There was a significant difference in preoperative satisfaction-a higher percentage of LO patients were "somewhat satisfied" or "not satisfied" with the preoperative education received ( p = .013).

CONCLUSION:

Preoperative phone consultation, in addition to mailed educational materials, did not have a statistically significant effect on patient preparedness in patients undergoing MMS; however, there was a trend toward increased satisfaction with the preoperative education provided in patients who received a preoperative phone call.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Neoplasias Cutâneas Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Dermatol Surg Assunto da revista: DERMATOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Neoplasias Cutâneas Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Dermatol Surg Assunto da revista: DERMATOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article