A picture paints a thousand words – Enhancing patient education on breast radiotherapy
Care Continuum
Care Process & Redesign
Singapore Healthcare Management Congress
SingHealth
31 December 2023
Enhance patient understanding of breast radiotherapy setup using visual aids. Introducing visual aids alongside verbal education improves treatment setup reproducibility.
Year Submitted: 2023
Published Date: 31 December 2023
Tags: Care Process ＆ Redesign, Care Continuum, Quality Improvement, Clinical Practice Improvement, Preventive Care, Patient Education
About this Content
Aims
Enhance patient understanding of breast radiotherapy setup using visual aids.
Background
Patients lacked knowledge of CT simulation's importance, causing variability in treatment setup.
Methods
Compared verbal-only education with combined verbal + visual aids for treatment setup guidance.
Results
Visual + verbal aids reduced setup errors (0 errors in visual group) and improved understanding.
Conclusion
Introducing visual aids alongside verbal education improves treatment setup reproducibility.
Lessons Learnt
Visual aids significantly enhance patient education, reducing setup variability and errors.
Keywords
Breast Radiotherapy, Patient Education, Visual Aids
Innovators' Details
Innovators' Details
Healthcare Cluster(s) | SingHealth |
Organization(s) Involved | National Cancer Centre Singapore |
Platform(s) | Singapore Healthcare Management Congress |
Healthcare Professional Group(s) | Medical |
Applicable Specialty or Discipline | Diagnostic Radiography, Radiology, Oncology |
Project Lead(s) | Lim Li Hoon |
Project Member(s) | Eric Pang |
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Lim Li Hoon - singaporehealthcaremanagement@singhealth.com.sg