Effectiveness of Multimedia for Transplant Preparation for Kidney Transplant Waiting List Patients

Multimedia Education Reduces Anxiety in Lung Transplant Patients

“…Recent research has shown that learners of all ages benefit from multimedia instruction, and this method is more efficient due to reduced effects on working memory. [6][7][8] The aim of this quality improvement project was to evaluate whether lung transplant education using multimedia methods improves transplant knowledge, anxiety, and satisfaction with the education experience in lung transplant patients and their primary caregivers when compared to standard education methods offered by a lung transplant center in an academic tertiary care setting. The multimedia approach was developed and implemented in response to patient and caregiver feedback that the standard education classes were lengthy and presented too much information at once, underscoring the need to review, restructure, and redesign the existing pretransplant education program.…”

“…Recent research has shown that learners of all ages benefit from multimedia instruction, and this method is more efficient due to reduced effects on working memory. 6 –8…”