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Improving Patient Understanding and Outcomes in Lung Cancer Using an Animated Patient's Guide with Visual Formats of
Manish R Patel1, Abbie Begnaud2, Shanda H Blackmon3
1Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA. patel069@umn.edu.
Summary
Educational animations and videos on the You and Lung Cancer website significantly improved lung cancer patient knowledge and intent to change behaviors, overcoming health literacy barriers.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Health Literacy
- Patient Education
Background:
- Limited patient education resources exist for lung cancer.
- Existing resources often fail to address health literacy barriers.
- Improved understanding and outcomes are crucial for lung cancer patients.
Purpose of the Study:
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the You and Lung Cancer website and YouTube resources.
- Assess learner knowledge improvement and intent for behavior change.
- Validate the benefits of visual learning formats for lung cancer patients.
Main Methods:
- Analyzed website reach (visits, unique visitors, page views) from Nov 2017 to Dec 2023.
- Assessed learner impact via surveys on behavior change intentions and provider discussions.
- Tested pre- and post-content knowledge acquisition.
Main Results:
- The program achieved over 794,000 global views with 467,000 unique visitors.
- Top resources included animations on Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and lung cancer staging.
- Surveys indicated high learner interest and intention to discuss management with providers.
Conclusions:
- Visual learning formats, like animations, can mitigate health literacy barriers in lung cancer.
- The You and Lung Cancer resources demonstrate potential to improve patient understanding and outcomes.
- This educational model may be transferable to other cancer types for broader patient benefit.
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