Enhanced readiness for hospital discharge following the implementation of a video version of a mind mapping health education strategy

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of a video version of a mind mapping health education strategy for patients undergoing radical prostatectomy. We included patients from two surgical wards (referred to as wards 1 and 2). Routine perioperative health education was conducted in surgical ward 1. In surgical ward 2, routine perioperative health education was conducted in 2019, and a new health education strategy was implemented in 2020. A pre-post difference-in-differences design was employed to compare changes in readiness for hospital discharge and the quality of discharge teaching between the target and control groups. A total of 253 subjects were included in this study. Following implementation of the new strategy, the total score of readiness for hospital discharge increased from 155.02 to 167.37 (p = 0.007). The total score of the quality of discharge teaching increased from 145.97 to 156.03 (p < 0.001). In addition, favorable changes were observed for all metrics of readiness for hospital discharge in the target group. The implementation of the new strategy was also associated with an increased total score (18.25; 95% confidence interval (CI): 9.56–26.94; p < 0.001) and delivery (14.85; 95% CI: 8.94–20.76; p < 0.001) of the quality of discharge teaching. Thus, the implementation of our strategy can significantly improve readiness for hospital discharge and the quality of discharge teaching for patients undergoing radical prostatectomy.