TY - JOUR T1 - A video programme plus a booklet was more effective than a booklet alone for increasing patient knowledge about lumbar spine treatment options for low back pain JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 84 LP - 84 DO - 10.1136/ebn.4.3.84 VL - 4 IS - 3 A2 - , Y1 - 2001/07/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/4/3/84.abstract N2 - Phelan EA, Deyo RA, Cherkin DC, et al.Helping patients decide about back surgery: a randomized trial of an interactive video program.Spine2001 Jan 15;26:206–12OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science QUESTION: Is an interactive video programme plus a booklet more effective than a booklet alone for increasing the knowledge necessary to make informed choices about surgical compared with non-surgical lumbar spine treatment for low back pain? Randomised (allocation concealed), unblinded, controlled trial with follow up between 27 and 56 days.An academic, orthopaedic surgical practice in Iowa, USA.100 patients ≥20 years of age (mean age 50 y, 56% men, 59% with a diagnosis of herniated disc) who were candidates for lumbar spine surgery and who had received non-surgical treatment for ≥4 weeks. Exclusion criteria were emergent indication for surgery, no indication of a surgically correctable lesion, previous low back surgery, pregnancy, cancer or infection causing back pain, severe hearing or visual impairment, unfamiliarity with English, inaccessibility because of a planned move, or lack of a home telephone. Follow up was 90%.47 patients were allocated … ER -