The Impact of Video-Based Educational Materials with Voiceovers on Preferences for Glucose Monitoring Technology in Patients with Diabetes: A Randomised Study

Ian P. Smith (), Chiara L. Whichello, Esther W. Bekker-Grob, Maureen P. M. H. Rutten- van Mölken, Jorien Veldwijk and G. Ardine Wit
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Ian P. Smith: University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht University
Chiara L. Whichello: Evidera
Esther W. Bekker-Grob: Erasmus University Rotterdam
Maureen P. M. H. Rutten- van Mölken: Erasmus University Rotterdam
Jorien Veldwijk: University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht University
G. Ardine Wit: University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht University

The Patient: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, 2023, vol. 16, issue 3, No 4, 223-237

Abstract: Abstract Introduction Ensuring patients have enough information about healthcare choices prior to completing a preference study is necessary to support the validity of the findings. Patients are commonly informed using text-based information with supporting graphics. Video-based information may be more engaging for the general patient population. This study aimed to assess (1) the impact that educating patients using video-based educational materials with a voiceover has on patient preferences compared to traditional text, and (2) whether this impact is consistent between two countries. Materials and Methods A video-based educational tool was developed to inform patients prior to completing a discrete choice experiment assessing preferences for glucose monitors. Patients with diabetes from the Netherlands and Poland were recruited through an online research panel. Respondents were randomised to receive information in either a text or a video with animations and a voiceover. Data were analysed using a mixed-logit model. Results N = 981 completed surveys were analysed from the Netherlands (n = 459) and Poland (n = 522). Differences were found between the countries, but no interpretable pattern of differences was found between the two types of educational materials. Patients spent less time in the educational material than would be necessary to fully review all of the content. Conclusions Simply providing educational material in a video with animations and voiceovers does not necessarily lead to better engagement from respondents or different preference outcomes in a sample of diabetes patients when compared to text. Increasing engagement with educational materials should be a topic of future research for those conducting patient preference research as no amount of educational material will be helpful if respondents do not access it.

Date: 2023
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