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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Surgical Patient Care
  • Health Communication

Background:

  • Limited knowledge exists regarding patient comprehension of surgical treatment options.
  • Patient understanding significantly influences treatment choices and decision-making processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review current knowledge on patient understanding of surgical treatments.
  • To identify effective techniques for enhancing patient comprehension and informed consent.

Main Methods:

  • Comprehensive literature search of MEDLINE and PubMed databases.
  • Inclusion of peer-reviewed studies using keywords related to patient understanding, consent, and various information delivery methods.
  • Systematic review of retrieved studies to synthesize findings on patient comprehension.

Main Results:

  • Surgical patients generally exhibit poor understanding of their treatment options.
  • Multimedia interventions are effective in improving patient understanding, unlike traditional information leaflets.
  • Internet-based resources are underutilized by healthcare providers for patient consent, and lower educational attainment correlates with greater benefit from enhanced interventions.
  • Improved patient understanding does not affect treatment satisfaction but can decrease periprocedural anxiety.

Conclusions:

  • There is a critical need to address patients' information requirements more effectively.
  • Novel strategies are necessary to enhance shared decision-making through improved patient understanding of surgical procedures.