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Use of on-demand video to provide patient education on spinal cord injury.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21903014     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Persons with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) have a high lifetime need for ongoing patient education to reduce the risk of serious and costly medical conditions. We have addressed this need through monthly in-person public education programs called SCI Forums. More recently, we began videotaping these programs for streaming on our website to reach a geographically diverse audience of patients, caregivers, and providers.
DESIGN/METHODS: We compared information from the in-person forums to that of the same forums shown streaming on our website during a 1-year period.
RESULTS: Both the in-person and Internet versions of the forums received high overall ratings from individuals who completed evaluation forms. Eighty-eight percent of online evaluators and 96% of in-person evaluators reported that they gained new information from the forum; 52 and 64% said they changed their attitude, and 61 and 68% said they would probably change their behavior or take some kind of action based on information they learned. Ninety-one percent of online evaluators reported that video is better than text for presenting this kind of information.
CONCLUSION: Online video is an accessible, effective, and well-accepted way to present ongoing SCI education and can reach a wider geographical audience than in-person presentations.
Authors:
Jeanne Hoffman; Cynthia Salzman; Chris Garbaccio; Stephen P Burns; Deborah Crane; Charles Bombardier
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The journal of spinal cord medicine     Volume:  34     ISSN:  1079-0268     ISO Abbreviation:  J Spinal Cord Med     Publication Date:  2011  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-09-09     Completed Date:  2011-10-28     Revised Date:  2012-02-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9504452     Medline TA:  J Spinal Cord Med     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  404-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. jeanneh@uw.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Attitude to Health
Caregivers / psychology
Female
Health Services Needs and Demand / utilization*
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Online Systems
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Patient Education as Topic*
Retrospective Studies
Spinal Cord Injuries / psychology*,  rehabilitation*
Time Factors
Videotape Recording / methods*

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