Application of Audio Education in Respiratory Medicine Wards

Improving the efficiency of patient education can help improve patient’s satisfaction and alleviate the pressure of nurse shortage. This study aimed to develop and pilot an educational audio to improve the effectiveness of inpatient education. A primary literature review was conducted and educational materials were written and recorded by MP3. A pilot study was conducted in 713 adult patients in the department of respiratory medicine at a large urban Shanghai teaching hospital. Patients in the experimental group showed greater satisfaction with their health education. For the education to be effective during the admission, the asthma patients in the experimental group spent less time in face-to-face communication. The feedback rate for disease education among asthma patients in the experimental group was significantly higher. Wider applications of audio in patient education may be valuable to better adjust to nurse reduction and to improve nursing service quality.

提高患者教育的效率有助于提高患者满意度并缓解护士短缺的压力。本研究旨在开发并试用一种教育音频以提高住院患者教育的效果。进行了一次初步文献综述，并编写了教育材料，用MP3进行了录制。在上海一家大型城市教学医院的呼吸内科对713名成年患者进行了一项试点研究。实验组患者对其健康教育的满意度更高。为了使教育在住院期间有效，实验组的哮喘患者面对面交流时间更短。实验组哮喘患者的疾病教育反馈率明显更高。在患者教育中更广泛地应用音频可能对更好地适应护士减少以及提高护理服务质量有价值。