Abstract
Introduction: This study evaluates the effectiveness of educational videos against patients' fixed beliefs and lack of knowledge in comparison with traditional educational methods. It investigates the effectiveness of these tools in overcoming patients' psychological barriers toward insulin therapy.
Methods: This randomized, controlled trial used the validated insulin treatment appraisal scale (ITAS) to evaluate patients' psychological barriers. An educational video and brochure were developed, each containing the same contents. The study was conducted in King Abdulaziz city housing with a total sample size of 126, divided into an intervention group (who were shown the video) and a control group (who were given the brochure). Both groups filled out the same questionnaire before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, and six weeks later.
Results: Neither educational method showed superiority to the other. Most of the questionnaire items had a nonsignificant p-value for both methods, and even when one intervention method was effective, the other method showed similar effectiveness.
Conclusion: This study showed no superiority of the video over the brochure, which cost less and required less effort to produce.