Cutting Edge Video Education
for General Surgery
Find out how we create patient-centered education videos for hernia repairs to increase patients' comprehension and overall satisfaction.
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1. Patient Journey: medudoc guides patients with inguinal hernias along their way to recovery
medudoc videos cover all relevant aspects of the patient journey to improve patients' understanding of clinical processes in the scope of their hernia repair surgery.
For instance, the video provides information regarding all relevant points of contact with various health care providers and what each of these appointments will entail. Additionally, aspects pertaining the patient's stay at the hospital or outpatient treatment as well as behavioral instructions for the time after the procedure are covered.
This way patients are given the opportunity to prepare for each appointment and contribute to the success of the procedure which in turn fosters a sense of security and self-efficacy.
Discussion of treatment alternatives with treating physician
Hospitalization on the day of surgery
Undergoing hernia repair surgery
Being discharged and leaving the hospital after the procedure
Instructions for postoperative behavior
3. User Research: doctors and patients confirm the value of our hernia repair videos
Our validation survey for the inguinal hernia videos with 105 test users yielded highly reaffirming results:
- Comprehension rate of 80%
- High satisfaction rates with 97% of participants agreeing that the video is helpful for understanding the procedure
- Immensely positive feedback regarding video style and animation with 99% of participants rating the audiovisual animations as appealing
To measure comprehension, for instance, participants were presented with questions covering each of the video's major content segments, such as preparation, procedure and risks.
"The graphics were really well chosen. Realistic but not too real, so that the exact description of the surgery does not cause disgust or anything similar, as is sometimes the case when operations are shown on television. Very appealing and explained in simple terms."
Patient, 2021
"I would want to use it. It kind of is the Zeitgeist, it simplifies steps and decreases workload. It supports you in your everyday, you need less time and the patient is still informed just as well, probably better. And also from the videos and images, they will have a better idea."
Doctor, 2021
How medudoc ensures individual patient education for different clincial workflows and standards.
Creating patient education videos for hip-replacement led to numerous insights regarding clinic workflows as well as medical aspects.
- Multiple physicians pointed out how postoperative protocols and according instructions for patients vary.
- While one surgeon might ask their patient to refrain from strenuous movement and to rest for multiple days after surgery, another physician might instruct their patients to get up and move as soon as possible to facilitate recovery.
- Accordingly, medudoc included a segment which was in line with the majority of feedback (encouraging mobilisation rather sooner than later) all the while advising patients to consult their physician and physiotherapist for individual instructions and to follow their personal treatment plan.
- Additionally, physicians can exclude the information from the video all together if it is not in line with their professional recommendation for a particular case.
