Does Clinical Photography Influence Satisfaction With Surgery in Adult Patients Operated on for Spinal Deformity?

Perception of Rhinoplasty Outcome Utilizing Patients' Photography

BACKGROUND

Patient satisfaction with rhinoplasty results is evaluated in a manner of subjective and qualitative values, and to a certain degree, it can indicate successful outcomes in rhinoplasty.

METHODS

The present study was a descriptive study that assessed the rhinoplasty outcome of adult patients who underwent septorhinoplasty between January 2015 and August 2023 at a single center in Saudi Arabia utilizing Rhinoplasty Outcome Evaluation scores and Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation scores pre-operatively, postoperatively, and postoperatively with showing the patients their photo before surgery.

RESULTS

The comparison of Rhinoplasty Outcome Evaluation scores and Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation scores showed statistically significant with P value of 0.000 when comparing these scores pre-operatively, postoperatively, and postoperatively with showing the patient their photos before surgery.

CONCLUSION

Presenting patients with pre-operative images may help them recognize changes in their clinical appearance and, consequently, score higher on the postoperative satisfaction scale. It can help the surgeon to increase patient satisfaction postoperatively.

Moving toward AI-assisted decision-making: Observation on clinicians' management of multimedia patient information in synchronous and asynchronous telehealth contexts

BACKGROUND

Artificial intelligence (AI) intends to support clinicians' patient diagnosis decisions by processing and identifying insights from multimedia patient information.

OBJECTIVE

We explored clinicians' current decision-making patterns using multimedia patient information (MPI) provided by AI algorithms and identified areas where AI can support clinicians in diagnostic decision-making.

DESIGN

We recruited 87 advanced practice nursing (APN) students who had experience making diagnostic decisions using AI algorithms under various care contexts, including telehealth and other healthcare modalities. The participants described their diagnostic decision-making experiences using videos, images, and audio-based MPI.

RESULTS

Clinicians processed multimedia patient information differentially such that their focus, selection, and utilization of MPI influence diagnosis and satisfaction levels.

CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS

To streamline collaboration between AI and clinicians across healthcare contexts, AI should understand clinicians' patterns of MPI processing under various care environments and provide them with interpretable analytic results for them. Furthermore, clinicians must be trained with the interface and contents of AI technology and analytic assistance.

Effect of clinical photography on postprocedure patient satisfaction in female patients who underwent nonsurgical rhinoplasty

STUDY DESIGN

A prospective clinical study.

BACKGROUND

To the best of our knowledge, there is no study in the literature that addresses the effect of showing comparative photographs in the follow-up period to patients who had undergone nonsurgical rhinoplasty on patient satisfaction.

OBJECTIVES

To examine the effect of showing preprocedure and postprocedure photographs to patients in the follow-up period on patient satisfaction.

METHODS

It was a nonsimultaneous prospective study that included patients suitable for nonsurgical rhinoplasty. Photographs were taken during routine follow-up after 1 month of the procedure, and patients were asked to fill the Derriford Appearance Scale 24 (DAS24) and Rhinoplasty Outcome Evaluation (ROE) questionnaires. Next, after the preprocedure and postprocedure photographs were shown to the patients, they were asked to complete the DAS24 and ROE questionnaires again.

RESULTS

The study included 265 female patients. The mean age of the patients was 35.11 ± 8 (18-61 years). Before the preprocedure and postprocedure photographs were shown, the DAS24 score was 52.2 ± 14.26 and the ROE score was 75.91 ± 11.91. After the photographs were shown, the DAS24 score was found to be 40.80 ± 13.25 and the ROE score as 87.722 ± 8.56. Therefore, significant improvement in DAS24 and ROE scores and an increase in patient satisfaction were observed after the preprocedure and postprocedure photographs were shown (p = 0.01, p < 0.05).

CONCLUSION

Showing preprocedure and postprocedure photographs in the follow-up period to patients who underwent nonsurgical rhinoplasty leads to greater patient satisfaction with the surgery and their self-image.