Assessing Patient Exposure to a Video-Based Intervention in STD Clinic Waiting Rooms

Abstract

Safe in the City , a video intervention for clinic waiting rooms, was previously shown to reduce sexually transmitted disease (STD) incidence. However, little is known about patients’ recall of exposure to the intervention. Using data from a nested study of patients attending clinics during the trial, we assessed whether participants recalled Safe in the City, and, if so, how the intervention affected subsequent attitudes and behaviors. Analyses were restricted to responses to a 3-month follow-up questionnaire among participants who were exposed to the video (n = 708). Impact was measured as participants’ reports of the video’s effect on behaviors and attitudes. Associations were evaluated using multivariable logistic regression. Of participants who were exposed, 685 (97%) recalled viewing the video, and 68% recalled all three vignettes. After watching the video, participants felt more positive about condoms (69%) and comfortable acquiring condoms (56%), were reminded of important information about STDs and condoms (90%), and tried to apply what they learned to their lives (59%). Compared with those who recalled viewing one or two vignettes, participants who recalled viewing all three vignettes reported more positive attitudes toward condoms and peer/provider communication. These findings demonstrate that a low-resource video intervention for waiting rooms can provide sufficient exposure to positively influence STD-related attitudes/behaviors.

Video-Based Intervention for Improving Maternal Retention and Adherence to HIV Treatment: Patient Perspectives and Experiences

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Teaching children about immunization in a digital age

“…Research has shown that dramatized video increases viewer identification with characters, thus driving narrative engagement and the creation of episodic memories - which improves memory recall. A study evaluating video interventions in clinic waiting rooms supports this pathway, finding excellent recall and retention of the video's content at 3-month follow up 15 . Further, narratives are intrinsically persuasive, potentially offering a medium to communicate scientific information to non-expert audiences, such as children 16 Videos have been used to teach the fundamentals of the immune system through analogies such as a castle invasion theme 17 .…”

“…A study evaluating video interventions in clinic waiting rooms supports this pathway, finding excellent recall and retention of the video's content at 3-month follow up. 15 Further, narratives are intrinsically persuasive, potentially offering a medium to communicate scientific information to non-expert audiences, such as children 16 Videos have been used to teach the fundamentals of the immune system through analogies such as a castle invasion theme. 17 Many may remember the episode of The Magic School Bus on the immune system, where Ms. Frizzle and her class shrink and slip into Ralphie's veins to see what is making him sick.…”

Understandability, actionability and suitability of educational videos on dietary management for hypertension

“…To be compelling, educational videos must be culture-specific so as to align with local cultural beliefs, life experiences and socioeconomic factors (Brevik et al, 2020) because ‘culture-centred design and development’ leads to meaningful learning experiences and better learning outcomes. In addition, videos are effective in increasing knowledge retention among viewers (Besera et al, 2016; Tuong et al, 2014). It is important, however, for educational videos aimed at encouraging dietary changes among hypertension patients to be both dependable and authenticated.…”