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This study evaluated the impact of the Personal Outpatient Worksheet and Educational Reference (POWER) form on patient engagement in the surgical outpatient setting.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A multicentre, randomized clinical trial was conducted in two metropolitan hospitals between July 2022 and January 2025. Patients over 16 attending a general surgical outpatient appointment were eligible for inclusion. Participants were randomized into either intervention or control cohorts using a random number generator with 1 : 1 allocation stratified by sex. All participants underwent a surgical outpatient appointment, which was audio-visually recorded. The intervention cohort received a copy of the POWER form, a document with five suggested questions participants could ask during their appointment. The control cohort received standard care without the POWER form. Participants were telephoned one week after their appointment to complete a survey. The primary endpoint was patient recall, assessed by comparing survey responses with the recorded discussion, using an intention to treat analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 143 participants were recruited (71 participants to intervention, 72 to control). Ten participants (five in each group) withdrew and were excluded from analysis of the primary endpoint. Mean recall in the intervention cohort was 88% (95% confidence interval 83 to 92) compared with 31% (26 to 35) in the control group (P &amp;lt; 0.001).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Use of the POWER form in the general surgical outpatient setting significantly improves patient recall.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>Registration number: ACTRN12625000075482 (https:\/\/www.anzctr.org.au\/).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/bjsopen\/zrag099","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,16]],"date-time":"2026-06-16T12:16:58Z","timestamp":1781612218000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The impact of a Personal Outpatient Worksheet and Educational Reference form on patient engagement and communication in the surgical clinic: multicentre randomized clinical trial"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Matheesha","family":"Herath","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, The University of Adelaide, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital , Adelaide, SA ,","place":["Australia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8266-6986","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jesse D","family":"Ey","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, The University of Adelaide, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital , Adelaide, SA ,","place":["Australia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ellie C","family":"Treloar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, The University of Adelaide, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital , Adelaide, SA ,","place":["Australia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Scarlotte","family":"Kulas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, The University of Adelaide, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital , Adelaide, SA ,","place":["Australia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jessie","family":"Martin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, The University of Adelaide, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital , Adelaide, SA ,","place":["Australia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Harriett","family":"McConville","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, The University of Adelaide, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital , Adelaide, SA ,","place":["Australia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Martin","family":"Bruening","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, The University of Adelaide, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital , Adelaide, SA ,","place":["Australia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2064-181X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Guy J","family":"Maddern","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, The University of Adelaide, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital , Adelaide, SA ,","place":["Australia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026093010021715000_zrag099-B1","article-title":"Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals","volume":"7","author":"L\u00e9gar\u00e9","year":"2018","journal-title":"Cochrane Database Syst Rev"},{"key":"2026093010021715000_zrag099-B2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e256","DOI":"10.1136\/bmj.e256","article-title":"Shared decision making: really putting patients at the centre of healthcare","volume":"344","author":"Stiggelbout","year":"2012","journal-title":"BMJ"},{"key":"2026093010021715000_zrag099-B3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"642","DOI":"10.1136\/bmj.316.7132.642","article-title":"Communication among health professionals","volume":"316","author":"Gosbee","year":"1998","journal-title":"BMJ"},{"key":"2026093010021715000_zrag099-B4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"352","DOI":"10.1177\/004057368304000314","article-title":"Who should decide? 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