Improving preventive health in inflammatory rheumatic diseases: a randomized controlled trial of an educational video intervention
Authors' conclusion
Although the educational video was well-received and increased the perceived importance of preventive health, it showed no added benefit in improving adherence to preventive health measures.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases182 attended 6-month follow-up
- Participants
- 199 patients
- Comparison
- Personalised to-do list plus 7-min educational video on rheumatic comorbidities vs to-do list only
- Primary endpoint
- Number of tasks completed from the to-do lists
- Follow-up
- 6 months
Methodological detailsprospective, single-centre
- Prospective
- Single-centre
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Tasks completed from to-do lists
P = 0.59
Further findings
| Outcome | Intervention |
|---|---|
| Video acceptance and perceived importance | |
| Reported increased perceived importance of preventive health services | 79.8% |
- Video acceptance and perceived importance — Net Promoter Score of video
- 39.4%
Change in preventive health measures (all participants) · 6 months
- Skin cancer screening Δ27.8%, P < 0.001
- 27.8%
- Prostate cancer screening Δ21.6%, P = 0.003
- 21.6%
- Colorectal cancer screening Δ13%, P < 0.001
- 13%
- Pneumococcal vaccination Δ23.5%, P < 0.001
- 23.5%
- Influenza vaccination Δ13.2%, P < 0.001
- 13.2%
- Herpes zoster vaccination Δ4.1%, P < 0.001
- 4.1%
- Gynaecological cancer screening increased, P < 0.05
Original publication
Improving preventive health in inflammatory rheumatic diseases: a randomized controlled trial of an educational video intervention. Rheumatology (Oxford). Published 6 June 2025. doi:10.
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