A brief pre-visit educational video improved patient engagement after telehealth visits; results from a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To test an intervention designed to improve patient engagement in telehealth visits by encouraging patients to use active communication behaviors.

Methods

US Veterans with type 2 diabetes mellitus receiving primary care using telehealth were randomized 1:1 to receive both a pre-visit educational video and pamphlet (intervention) or pamphlet alone (control) prior to their scheduled telehealth visit. Data were collected before and after the intervention from the medical record and at telephone interviews (questionnaires). Analyses compared the intervention and control groups using bivariate statistics and multiple regression.

Results

There were no statistically significant differences in baseline Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) between intervention and control groups (

SUBMITTER: Gordon HS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10194152 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature