Cost Effectiveness of Additional Preoperative Telephone Call to Increase Surgical Preparedness: Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.

Introduction And Hypothesis: There is a need for cost effective interventions that increase surgical preparedness in urogynecology.

Methods: We performed an ancillary prospective economic evaluation of the Telehealth Intervention to Increase Patient Preparedness for Surgery (TIPPS) Trial, a randomized multicenter trial that evaluated the impact of a preoperative telehealth call on surgical preparedness in women undergoing urogynecologic surgery. A within-trial analysis from the health care sector and societal perspective was performed.

A telehealth intervention to increase patient preparedness for surgery: a randomized trial.

Introduction And Hypothesis: Methods to increase surgical preparedness in urogynecology are lacking. Our objective was to evaluate the impact of a preoperative provider-initiated telehealth call on surgical preparedness.

Methods: This was a multicenter randomized controlled trial.

Patient-defined goals for the treatment of fecal incontinence: a qualitative analysis among women attending a urogynecology clinic.

Introduction And Hypothesis: Fecal incontinence treatment goals are understudied and are not described for women presenting to care. Our objective was to explore patient-reported goals for fecal incontinence management among women presenting for care at a pelvic floor disorders clinic and develop a conceptual framework that captures the range of desired treatment outcomes.

Methods: A qualitative analysis of patient-reported goals for women with fecal incontinence attending a pelvic floor disorders clinic from October 2017-November 2019 was conducted.