The Impact of a Redesigned Handout for Robotic Sacrocolpopexy on Patient Preoperative Preparedness and Satisfaction

Randomized Controlled Study on Patient Preoperative Preparedness and Satisfaction Using a Redesigned Handout for Robotic Sacrocolpopexy

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a new preoperative handout for patients undergoing robotic sacrocolpopexy will improve patient sense of preparedness and satisfaction in comparison to the previously used handout. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Does the new preoperative handout for patients undergoing robotic sacrocolpopexy improve patient preparedness and satisfaction?
• Will the new preoperative handout for patients undergoing robotic sacrocolpopexy impact postoperative queries in the form of phone calls and messages to the clinic?

Participants will:

• Receive routine counseling regarding robotic sacrocolpopexy from their surgeon
• Be randomized to the new or old preoperative handout
• Undergo robotic sacrocolpopexy
• Complete a questionnaire at their 4 week postoperative follow up visit regarding their sense of preparedness for surgery and overall satisfaction

Inclusion Criteria:

• women who were to undergo robotic sacrocolpopexy with or without supracervical hysterectomy, rectopexy, salpingectomy, urinary incontinence procedures, or other minor procedures.

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients unable to provide informed consent, those undergoing other concomitant major abdominal surgeries, patients less than 18 years old, pregnant patients, non-English speaking patients, and patients planning postoperative follow up at an outside facility.