Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
BMJ Open Qual. 2022 Dec;11(4). doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2022-002030.
We conducted a feasibility study of an anaesthetic online educational tool that is accessed via quick reference (QR) codes. The primary objective of the study was to assess the feasibility of an online educational tool for providing satisfactory teaching to patients presenting for surgery and assess if using QR codes are a viable method for directing patients to the information. The secondary objective was to obtain feedback from anaesthesiologists.
The educational tool was developed and hosted on a password-protected website. The educational material on the website focused on anaesthesia-related processes that the patient should expect to experience in the hospital as well as fasting information. A survey was embedded into the website to obtain patient feedback. The website was redesigned following patient and staff feedback.
Ninety-three patients accessed the online education tool. Of the 73 responses to the survey, 81% of patients reported that the tool improved their knowledge and understanding about anaesthesia. 73% of patients expressed a preference for, or were neutral regarding using online patient education. 36% of patients were familiar with QR codes and 28% were frequent users of QR codes. Most anaesthesiologists expressed satisfaction with the tool being used by their patients following the redesign process (93.1%, 89.6% and 89.6% for general anaesthesia, neuraxial anaesthesia and regional anaesthesia, respectively).
This feasibility study demonstrated that an online anaesthetic educational tool has utility in promoting patient education about the anaesthetic experience and was well received by both patients and anaesthesiologists. QR codes are not feasible as the sole method for linking our patient population to an online education resource.
我们进行了一项关于麻醉在线教育工具的可行性研究，该工具可通过快速参考 (QR) 码访问。该研究的主要目的是评估一种在线教育工具为接受手术的患者提供满意教学的可行性，并评估使用 QR 码是否是引导患者获取信息的可行方法。次要目标是从麻醉师那里获得反馈。
开发了在线教育工具并托管在密码保护的网站上。该网站上的教育材料侧重于患者在医院中应预期经历的麻醉相关流程以及禁食信息。在网站中嵌入了一项调查以获取患者反馈。根据患者和工作人员的反馈对网站进行了重新设计。
有 93 名患者访问了在线教育工具。在对调查的 73 个回复中，81%的患者表示该工具提高了他们对麻醉的知识和理解。73%的患者表示更喜欢或对使用在线患者教育持中立态度。36%的患者熟悉 QR 码，28%的患者是 QR 码的频繁使用者。大多数麻醉师对患者在重新设计后的工具使用表示满意（全麻、椎管内麻醉和区域麻醉分别为 93.1%、89.6%和 89.6%）。
这项可行性研究表明，在线麻醉教育工具在促进患者对麻醉体验的教育方面具有实用性，并且得到了患者和麻醉师的好评。QR 码不是将我们的患者群体链接到在线教育资源的唯一可行方法。
