Impact of Videos on Patient Anxiety and Satisfaction

Impact of Pre-Operative Videos on Mohs Surgery Patient Anxiety and Satisfaction

The purpose of this research is to look at how educational videos might affect patient satisfaction and anxiety before Mohs surgery day. Patients will be randomized to either: 1) a group that receives educational videos before the visit in addition to standard-of-care written and verbal instructions OR 2) a group that receives only standard-of-care written and verbal instructions.

The primary objective of this study is to determine if pre-operative videos describing the patient's forthcoming day in the Mohs clinic decrease pre-operative patient anxiety and increase postoperative patient satisfaction, when added to standard of care written and verbal instruction.

Design/Study Type This study will be a randomized control trial in which patients will be randomized to either the intervention (pre-operative Mohs Surgery video viewing) or control (standard of care) group in order to understand the impact of the video on patient anxiety and satisfaction. Patients will be randomized using an Accelerated Biased Coin Design in the statistical program R.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients who are at the University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Mohs Clinic to undergo a linear closure on the face.
• Fluent English speakers

Exclusion Criteria:

• Non-fluent English speakers