Objective To discuss the health education effect of a self-made health education video for patients with hepatic carcinoma who are receiving transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE)therapy.Methods Based on the needs of patients,a TACE health education video was designed and produced,which was input into the tablet personal computer,such as iPad,to let patients watch.A total of 451 patients with liver cancer,who were admitted to the Department of Intervention,First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Technology and Science,China,to receive TACE during the period from June 2014 to June 2016,were included in this study.By using the random number table method,the patients were divided into the observation group (n=226) and the control group (n=225).The self-made health education video together with regular education was used to educate the patients of the observation group,while routine oral and written education was executed for the patients of the control group.The cognition to TACE-related knowledge,the compliance with postoperative treatment and nursing,and the patient's satisfaction were assessed and the results were compared between the two groups.Results The cognition in the following three aspects,including TACE-related knowledge,perioperative education and discharge education,in the patients of the observation group was significantly higher than that in the patients of the control group (P＜0.05).The compliance with postoperative treatment and nursing in the patients of the observation group was remarkably higher than that in the patients of the control group (P＜0.01).The patient's satisfaction in the patients of the observation group was strikingly higher than that in the patients of the control group (P＜0.01).Conclusion Health education by using a self-made health education video can improve liver cancer patient's cognition to TACE as well as the patient's compliance with postoperative treatment and nursing.The health education in the form of watching video can significantly improve health education effect and the satisfaction of the patients.Thus,it is worthy of clinical application.