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The use of the hand-held mirror as a patient education tool during routine pelvic examination / Preliminary title: Significance of mirror-assisted pelvic examinations to patient education

Eighty-one patients in Planned Parenthood at East Central Indiana participated in the study. All patients were given a short quiz concerning female anatomy at their intake evaluation. All patients participated in the routine patient education session and intake history. The experimental group (N=41) was given a mirror through which to watch the pelvic examination. The control group (N=40) was given the same sort of examination without the mirror. The quiz was then repeated.Pre-test results were identical in the two groups. Both groups improved significantly on the post-test compared to the pre-test, showing the patient education session to be an effective tool. The experimental group improved more than the control group, however, and the difference was significant at the P=0.06 level.It is concluded that pelvic examinations which routinely include a hand-held mirror through which the patient may visualize her own genitalia are of significant benefit as a patient educational tool.Ball State UniversityMuncie, IN 47306

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/181869
Date03 June 2011
CreatorsFawcett, Robert S.
ContributorsCooley, Phillip
Source SetsBall State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
Format22 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.
SourceVirtual Press

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