Brief Lifestyle Medicine Preventive Randomized Prospective Interactive Educational Intervention in the Primary Care Clinic
Trinity Health-Livonia
Summary
It is widely accepted that prevention is far more impactful than curative medicine and must be included in primary care. In a previous pilot study, we evaluated passive video preventive lifestyle education in the emergency department. The current study is a randomized prospective trial assessing the practicality and impact of a brief interactive educational video intervention to patients during primary care clinic visits.
Description
Background and Summary of Objectives: It is widely accepted that prevention is far more impactful than curative medicine concerning overall health efficacy. The primary care setting faces the challenges of increasingly important time constraints and conflicting priorities. However, prevention is a priority regarding the improvement in health outcomes. In a previous pilot study, we investigated the impact of a simple instructional video on patients' willingness to change in the emergency department setting. The initial intervention was passive, requiring subjects to watch a video without intera…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–80 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults between the ages of 18 and 80, inclusive. Exclusion Criteria: * Non-English-speaking patient * Unable or unwilling to consent to the study * Unable or unwilling to hear a video on a smartphone or computer tablet * The patient is in hospice care * Patients with advanced dementia, in the opinion of the person administering the survey
Interventions
- OtherVideo preventive education
Interactive video that teaches the subject about the overall importance of prevention, smoking cessation, proper diet, exercise, and sleep.
Location
- Trinity Health-Livonia Hospital and Affiliated ClinicsLivonia, Michigan