• Kelley Newcomer, Sarah Godfrey, Sharika Kumar, Nicholas Lorusso, Nakul Patel, Brenden Garrett, Christine Chen, and Melanie S Sulistio.
• University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
• J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024 May 1; 67 (5): e409e415e409-e415.

BackgroundImplantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) decrease mortality in high-risk patients but can also cause distressing shocks near death. Patients who lack knowledge about their ICDs are more likely to have an active device at the end of life. Many hospice workers lack sufficient knowledge to educate patients about ICDs.MeasuresAn ICD educational video created for use in a diverse, underserved patient population was shown to hospice workers from two large community hospices and attendees of a regional conference. A validated 10 question survey was given to participants before and after the video.OutcomesSignificant improvement in ICD knowledge scores was seen in all participants (W = 3119.5, P < 0.0001). While doctors and nurses showed higher pretest knowledge, post-test knowledge scores equalized across all participants.Conclusions/Lessons LearnedAn ICD patient educational video designed for a diverse, underserved patient population effectively improved ICD knowledge to a uniform excellent level for a broad range of hospice workers.Copyright © 2024 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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