title: Using interactive videos in general practice to inform patients about treatment choices: a pilot study.
abstract: Our objective was to assess the acceptability of using an interactive video system in a general practice setting to inform patients about treatment choices. A descriptive cohort study was carried out in eight general practices in Oxfordshire. Fifty-four patients with mild hypertension and 29 with benign prostatic hypertrophy were studied. Patients' views of the video, treatment preference, level of involvement in treatment decision and satisfaction with decision-making process and GPs' views of the effect of the video on subsequent consultations were measured. Both patients and GPs reported favourable impressions of the interactive video system: 71% of patients said it definitely helped with their treatment decision; GPs said they found the video helpful in 82% of cases. The results of this pilot study were sufficiently encouraging to indicate the need for a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the impact of the video on the doctor-patient relationship, on subsequent treatment decisions and on health outcomes and patients' well-being.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shepperd
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Coulter
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Farmer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019034:CD-I / Q000592:standards*; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000592:standards*; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D010358:Patient Participation; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000628:therapy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires