Clinician-created educational video for shared decision-making in the outpatient management of acne

Abstract

Shared decision-making (SDM) provides patient-centered care. However, the limited consultation time was the main factor hindering the application. Patient education is crucial in the process of SDM. The use of visual aids as health education materials is an effective way to improve patients’ health literacy and medication adherence. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of the clinician-created educational video of acne, accessed by patients during the waiting time, including knowledge level and satisfaction. This study was conducted in dermatology outpatient clinics and collected patient responses through electronic devices. During the waiting time, patients with acne would read educational pamphlets and complete the test first. Then, a clinician-created 8-minute educational video, as a patient decision aid (PDA), was accessed by patients using their own mobile smart devices, followed by a test and questionnaire about the satisfaction of the pamphlet and video. We enrolled 50 patients with acne, including 33 males and 17 females. The mean age is 25.55 ± 6.27 years old, ranging from 15 to 47 years old. About the patients’ knowledge, the test score improved significantly after watching the video (P < .001). The same findings were observed in the subgroup analysis of gender and different age groups. A higher proportion of patients preferred the educational video over the pamphlet in both genders and different age groups. All patients agreed with the video helped them to understand the educational information and impressed them more than reading pamphlets. The application of clinician-created educational videos in patient education seems to be an efficient solution to implement SDM in the daily clinical work. Besides, we could remind patients to watch the video anytime when they were not sure about the treatment choices, side effects, or the precautions of medications.

Health literacy in pediatric dermatology: challenges and opportunities

“…Visual educational aids can effectively convey medical information and can supplement or replace text information [38 ▪ ]. Pediatric dermatology providers have few of this type of aid.…”

“…Visual aids do not always have to be printed. Several studies have shown that educational videos can be used to increase patient knowledge and improve patients’ outcomes for certain dermatological conditions [38 ▪ ,39,40]. These informational videos were even preferred over traditional written materials by some patients [38 ▪ ].…”

“…Several studies have shown that educational videos can be used to increase patient knowledge and improve patients’ outcomes for certain dermatological conditions [38 ▪ ,39,40]. These informational videos were even preferred over traditional written materials by some patients [38 ▪ ]. That said, more complicated visual animations have the potential to increase confusion and are often resource-intensive, precluding delivery in lower resourced settings.…”

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“…Considering all the above-mentioned information, proper education of the patient is of great importance. Regarding choosing a proper medium study by Hung et al [82] showed that a larger group of patients preferred educational videos over pamphlets. That is why educational videos are a useful tool in the education of patients about the treatment.…”