Survey-Based Assessment of Patients’ Understanding of Their Own Imaging Examinations

Rosenkrantz, Andrew B.; Flagg, Eric

doi:10.1016/j.jacr.2015.02.006

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“…However, a recent survey on patients' understanding of radiologic imaging revealed that the level of understanding was the lowest among patients who were scheduled for nuclear medicine examinations (1).…”

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Assessment of Whether Patients’ Knowledge, Satisfaction, and Experience Regarding Their ¹⁸F-Fluoride PET/CT Examination Affects Image Quality

Andersson

Johansson

Wassberg

et al. 2016

J. Nucl. Med. Technol.

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The aim of this study was to investigate patients' previous knowledge, satisfaction, and experience regarding an 18 F-fluoride PET/CT examination and to explore whether any discomfort or pain during the examination was associated with reduced image quality. A further aim was to explore whether patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL) was associated with their satisfaction and experience regarding the examination. Methods: Between November 2011 and April 2013, 50 consecutive patients with a histopathologic diagnosis of prostate cancer who were scheduled for 18 F-fluoride PET/CT were asked to participate in the study. A questionnaire was used to collect information on the patients' previous knowledge and experience regarding the examination. Image quality was assessed according to an arbitrary scale. The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ-C30) and the prostate cancer-specific module (QLQ-PR25) were used to assess HRQoL. Results: Forty-six patients (96%) completed the questionnaire. Twenty-six percent did not at all know what a 18 F-fluoride PET/CT examination was. Most (52%-70%) were satisfied to a very high degree with the care provided by the nursing staff but were less satisfied with the information given before the examination. Image quality was similar between patients who were exhausted or claustrophobic during the examination and those who were not. No correlations between HRQoL and the patients' experience regarding 18 F-fluoride PET/CT were found. Conclusion: Most patients were satisfied with the care provided by the nursing staff, but there is still room for improvement, especially regarding the information provided before the examination. A long examination time may be strenuous for the patient, but there was no difference in image quality between patients who felt discomfort or pain during the examination and those who did not.

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Assessment of Whether Patients’ Knowledge, Satisfaction, and Experience Regarding Their ¹⁸F-Fluoride PET/CT Examination Affects Image Quality

Andersson

Johansson

Wassberg

et al. 2016

J. Nucl. Med. Technol.

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“…Many within medicine acknowledge that access to reports written for medical professionals could exacerbate anxiety and cause harm . While this study was not designed to explore solutions to such portal disadvantages, several caregivers suggested providing a lay summary of results in the portal to mitigate possible misunderstandings.…”

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“…Many within medicine acknowledge that access to reports written for medical professionals could exacerbate anxiety and cause harm. 10,11,13,[31][32][33] The majority of our participants wanted to learn results "as soon as possible" and wanted a written record much like adult patients. [6][7][8][9]34 Portals may meet those stated needs and caregivers recognized this.…”

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Are on‐line patient portals meeting test result preferences of caregivers of children with cancer? A qualitative exploration

Schultz

Alderfer

2018

Pediatric Blood & Cancer

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“…Patient portals, via electronic health records (EHR), already allow for direct patient access to this data [14], yet patients' current use of diagnostic radiology data is significantly limited due to the technical nature of the report content [27], preventing them from making meaning of it and engaging in effective communication about clinical findings.…”

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“…In a survey study, Basu et al found that most patients undergoing CT and MRI tests expressed strong preferences for receiving results of the study within a few hours of the procedure [3]. While some hospitals have begun to allow patients to directly view radiology reports through the web portal, the technical nature of the language used in the report continues to present a barrier to patient's accessing this data [27].…”

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Supporting Families in Reviewing and Communicating about Radiology Imaging Studies

Hong

Feustel

Agnihotri

et al. 2017

Proceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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Diagnostic radiology reports are increasingly being made available to patients and their family members. However, these reports are not typically comprehensible to lay recipients, impeding effective communication about report findings. In this paper, we present three studies informing the design of a prototype to foster patient-clinician communication about radiology report content. First, analysis of questions posted in online health forums helped us identify patients' information needs. Findings from an elicitation study with seven radiologists provided necessary domain knowledge to guide prototype design. Finally, a clinical field study with 14 pediatric patients, their parents and clinicians, revealed positive responses of each stakeholder when using the prototype to interact with and discuss the patient's current CT or MRI report and allowed us to distill three use cases: co-located communication, preparing for the consultation, and reviewing radiology data. We draw on our findings to discuss design considerations for supporting each of these use cases.

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Survey-Based Assessment of Patients’ Understanding of Their Own Imaging Examinations

Cited by 35 publications

References 15 publications

Assessment of Whether Patients’ Knowledge, Satisfaction, and Experience Regarding Their ¹⁸F-Fluoride PET/CT Examination Affects Image Quality

Assessment of Whether Patients’ Knowledge, Satisfaction, and Experience Regarding Their ¹⁸F-Fluoride PET/CT Examination Affects Image Quality

Are on‐line patient portals meeting test result preferences of caregivers of children with cancer? A qualitative exploration

Supporting Families in Reviewing and Communicating about Radiology Imaging Studies

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Assessment of Whether Patients’ Knowledge, Satisfaction, and Experience Regarding Their 18F-Fluoride PET/CT Examination Affects Image Quality

Assessment of Whether Patients’ Knowledge, Satisfaction, and Experience Regarding Their 18F-Fluoride PET/CT Examination Affects Image Quality

Are on‐line patient portals meeting test result preferences of caregivers of children with cancer? A qualitative exploration

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Assessment of Whether Patients’ Knowledge, Satisfaction, and Experience Regarding Their ¹⁸F-Fluoride PET/CT Examination Affects Image Quality

Assessment of Whether Patients’ Knowledge, Satisfaction, and Experience Regarding Their ¹⁸F-Fluoride PET/CT Examination Affects Image Quality