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Understanding Health Information Needs: An Evaluation of Co-Design Video-Assisted Education
Elisabeth Coyne1,2, Natalie Winter3, Joan Carlini4
1School of Nursing & Midwifery Griffith University, Queensland, Australia. e.coyne@griffith.edu.au.
Summary
Cancer patients and families benefit from video-assisted education to improve understanding of complex health information. Tailoring information formats to health literacy levels enhances comprehension and supports informed treatment decisions.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Health Communication
- Patient Education
Background:
- Cancer patients and families receive complex information for home treatment management.
- Health literacy challenges impact understanding of medical information and forms.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore health information needs of cancer patients and family members.
- To investigate the impact of video-assisted health education on information comprehension.
Main Methods:
- Co-design framework involving patients and clinicians to create educational videos.
- Qualitative interviews with thematic analysis to explore information needs and video influence.
- Study sample included patients and family members affected by brain, head and neck, and gastrointestinal cancers.
Main Results:
- Identified themes: sorting information, video acceptability, information presentation, and balance of caring.
- Health literacy levels indicated a need for assistance with medical information.
- Video-assisted education was found to enhance patient and family understanding.
Conclusions:
- Providing health information in multiple formats tailored to health literacy improves outcomes.
- Video-assisted education supports informed decision-making for cancer treatment and self-care.
- Digital literacy impacts access and usability of online health resources, requiring further study.
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