Remote assessment and reinforcement of patient awareness of role of lifestyle modification and treatment adherence in polycystic ovary syndrome using an online video based educational module

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the role of an online, video-based, structured, educational module in increasing awareness in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Material and Methods: Patients with PCOS were assessed for baseline awareness about PCOS, quantified as “awareness score”, using a validated questionnaire. Topics assessed included factual and conceptual knowledge of the disease and awareness of behaviour-related lifestyle modification and therapy compliance in PCOS. An educational video module was shown to the participants which covered normal menstrual physiology, symptomatology, pathophysiology and natural history of PCOS, a comparative animation of healthy versus unhealthy lifestyle, indications of pharmacological intervention, and role of treatment adherence. The questionnaire was re-administered after exposure to the educational module, and effectiveness of the teaching method was evaluated by comparing pre and post test scores. Results: The total number of subjects was 41. Baseline knowledge was “fair” in 17.1%, “moderate” in 48.8% and “good” in 34.1%. Significant increase in awareness scores was noted among participants regarding PCOS after exposure to the learning module from 15.09±4.31 to 18.60±3.85 (p<0.00001) with a large effect size (Cohen’s d=0.85). Most (48.8%) of the respondents had baseline awareness in the “moderate” range (scores between; 11-17) whereas post intervention scores improved to the “good” category for 63.4% of the women. Conclusion: The educational module was effective in significantly increasing knowledge about PCOS. Patient education is likely to help reinforce the message about lifestyle modification and continued compliance and may aid in promoting a patient-driven healthcare model in PCOS.

The Influence of Video-Based Health Education in Modifying Early Screening Efforts for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

“…This is in line with a study that have done which stated that health education is an intervention that seeks to make the behavior of individuals, groups or communities have a positive influence on improving health [23]. Education can reinforce information about lifestyle modification and ongoing adherence that can help with PCOS treatment [24]. Audio-visual media is a media for delivering information that has audio (sound) and visual (image) characteristics.…”

Assessment of the quality, content, and reliability of YouTube® videos on diabetes mellitus and polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review with cross-sectional analysis comparing peer-reviewed videos

“…A total of 18 studies meeting the specified criteria were incorporated into our review, with 17 focused on diabetes and 1 on PCOS ( Table 1 ) ( 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 ). There was a low risk of bias in the included studies, as shown in Supplementary Table 5.…”

“…However, not all videos in these studies included evidence-based information ( 4 , 22 , 23 , 29 , 30 ). The study on PCOS videos found that an educational video programme for people with PCOS resulted in an increase in knowledge about the condition and increased awareness of self-management techniques ( 31 ).…”

“…Non-profit accounts had higher video quality scores. Gour et al ( 31 ) Objective: Evaluate a video-based educational program's efficacy for PCOS awareness. Method: Pre- and post-test with 41 participants.…”

“…Gour et al ( 31 ) found a video-based educational program increased awareness of PCOS, with limitations of a small single-centre sample without controls. They concluded video-based education effectively increases knowledge of PCOS.…”