The development and validation of a patient‐information booklet on ureteric stents

Joshi, H.B.; Newns, N.; Stainthorpe, Angela; MacDonagh, R.; Keeley, Francis X.; Timoney, Anthony G.

doi:10.1046/j.1464-410x.2001.02356.x

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“…Alternatively, we could consider providing more information for patients regarding their treatment 9 and they could share the responsibility with their clinicians regarding tracking of their stents. We found that 5 patients organised their own further treatment and stent removal with their local hospitals and no stents were forgotten.…”

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Ureteric Stent Card Register – A 5-Year Retrospective Analysis

Tang

Gillooly

Lee

et al. 2008

annals

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INTRODUCTION Ureteric stenting is a common urological procedure. Forgotten stents have a well-documented morbidity and mortality. Therefore, we asked the question, is a stent register an important factor in reducing the number of lost or overdue stents? PATIENTS AND METHODS We conducted a retrospective review of 203 patients who had ureteric stents inserted in the operating theatre, for the 5-year period 1 December 1998 to 1 December 2003. We analysed all stent cards, patient notes and theatre logs; where no record of stent removal was found, we contacted the patient, their GP or their local hospital. RESULTS A total of 191 patients were identified from the stent card register. An additional 12 patients were found from the theatre logs, but with no record in the stent card register. Of the 203 patients, 8 had bilateral stents. The most common indication for stenting was stone disease. Of the 203 patients, 11 had overdue stents and 51 had no record of the stents ever being removed. The 51 presumed ‘forgotten’ stents were traced, and it was found that 42 patients had had their stents removed by other hospitals, and 9 patients died with stents in situ, but before they were due for removal. CONCLUSIONS Our current stent card tracking system is ineffective, because it was infrequently reviewed. However, despite overdue and ‘forgotten’ stents which were removed by other hospitals, no patients came to any real harm and we had no lost stents. Our stent register system did not appear to play any role in terms of preventing stent loss, and it seems likely that there are other more effective safeguards in place to prevent this from happening. However, if a stent register was required at all, a computerised system would be preferable. Alternatively, patients could share some of the responsibility of stent tracking with their clinicians.

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Ureteric Stent Card Register – A 5-Year Retrospective Analysis

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Gillooly

Lee

et al. 2008

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“…1,6,7 Written education materials are therefore extremely important to supplement, reinforce and clarify messages which are poorly understood during consultation, facilitate patients' learning and aid recall. [7][8][9][10][11][12] They also provide the patients with consistent messages and allow flexibility of timing and delivery of information. Patients can refer to the written information whenever necessary and use them to learn at their own pace.…”

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Meeting patient needs in the hospital setting— are written nutrition education resources too hard to understand?

Perkins¹,

Cohen²

2008

Nutrition & Dietetics

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Aims:To determine the readability of written nutrition education resources currently used in the Nutrition and Dietetics Department in a large teaching hospital and assess whether these resources are of an appropriate readability level for the target population. Methods: Dietitians in the department (n = 17) were interviewed to identify resources in use. Readability analysis of current resources (n = 235) followed, using the Simplified Measure of Gobbledegook (SMOG). The SMOG scores were compared with census data for the average reading ability of the target population based on the number of school years completed. Results: The readability level for the resources ranged from 6 to 15. The mean was 10.4 Ϯ 1.89 (n = 235). This compared with a reading ability in the target population of between years 6 and 8. This discrepancy suggests that the resources may be too complex and are unlikely to be well understood by the target population. Conclusions: In the time-poor clinical environment where there is reliance on written nutrition resources to support and reinforce education messages, it is pertinent to pay more attention to readability level. Written resources are unlikely to be effective if they are too complex. It is therefore suggested that dietitians consider the readability when developing and reviewing written nutrition education resources to ensure best-quality patient care. The results of this project suggest that the SMOG index is a useful method to use for this purpose as it is widely available, easy to use and expedient in implementation.Meeting patient education needs in the hospital setting

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“…Questions were related to the PIL content. Patient involvement was necessary in order to assess understanding, acceptability, and content adequacy, and to clarify any ambiguities in the PIL and questionnaire [9,13,14]. For this purpose, a study was conducted to determine if the information provided was well communicated and satisfied people's needs.…”

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Sharing knowledge is the key to success in a patient-physician relationship: how to produce a patient information leaflet on COPD

Scala¹,

Cozzolino²,

D’Amato

et al. 2016

Monaldi Arch Chest Dis

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Background. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and its prevalence is rising. In Italy, respiratory diseases are the third most common cause of death. The aim of the study is to produce a patient information leaflet (PIL) designed to educate patients about COPD in accordance with the best recommendations based on evidence and guidelines for the production of good quality written information, and to evaluate the impact of this intervention on the patients’ knowledge of COPD. Methods. The study was conducted in the Department of Chest Diseases of the Cardarelli Hospital, Naples, Italy. A total of 166 patients admitted with a diagnosis of COPD participated in the study. Patients were asked to answer 10 multiple-choice questions compiled to assess their knowledge of the disease and then to read the leaflet. Two days later they were asked to complete the questionnaire again to assess their post-intervention knowledge. Analysis of the data was performed using SPSS version 15.0. Results. After reading the leaflet, a statistically significant increase in the proportion of correct responses was noted (p<0.001 by Wilcoxon signed rank test). Patients had retained the knowledge gained at the one year followup (p<0.05 by Cochran’s Q test). Conclusions. An educational intervention directed at adults with COPD had a positive impact on the patients’ knowledge of COPD and this effect is long lasting.

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The development and validation of a patient‐information booklet on ureteric stents

Cited by 29 publications

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Ureteric Stent Card Register – A 5-Year Retrospective Analysis

Ureteric Stent Card Register – A 5-Year Retrospective Analysis

Meeting patient needs in the hospital setting— are written nutrition education resources too hard to understand?

Sharing knowledge is the key to success in a patient-physician relationship: how to produce a patient information leaflet on COPD

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