Effectiveness of a rectal cancer education video on patient expectations.
Lucas D StreithSilas J Y YipCarl J BrownAhmer A KarimuddinManoj J RavalP Terry PhangAmandeep GhumanPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2022)
Patients have varying expectations of problematic control of bowel, urinary, and sexual function following rectal cancer treatments. A pretreatment education video resulted in a trend toward changed expectations for functional outcomes in most patients. Further educational modalities for patients may provide more uniform expectations of function and increase patient satisfaction after rectal cancer treatments.