Table 3

Responses to questions assessing the participant's perspective after viewing the educational video on MI.

QUESTION 1: Did you find the information on the video helpful?
Somewhat- 3
7 (6.3%)
Quite a deal- 4
51 (45.9%)
A great deal- 5
53 (47.7%)

QUESTION 2: Did you learn something you did not know about heart disease after watching the video?
A little- 2
4 (3.6%)
Somewhat- 3
7 (6.3%)
Quite a bit-4
25 (22.5%)
A great deal-5
75 (67.6%)

QUESTION 3: Was the atmosphere in the emergency department a good place to view the video?
Yes-1
99 (89.2%)
No-2
10 (9.0%)
Unsure-3
2 (1.8%)

QUESTION 4: Did you feel comfortable watching the video in the emergency department waiting room?
Not at all- 1
9 (8.1%)
A little-2
4 (3.6%)
Somewhat-3
14 (12.6%)
Quite a bit-4
46 (41.4%)
A great deal- 5
38 (34.2%)

QUESTION 5: How would you rate the length of the video?
Too short- 1
2 (1.8%)
A little short-2
8 (7.21%)
About right-3
82 (73.9%)
A little bit long-4
5 (4.5%)
Too long- 5
14 (12.6%)

QUESTION 6: Would you watch this video again if you could?
Yes-1
109 (98.2%)
No-2
0 (0%)
Unsure-3
2 (1.8%)

QUESTION 7: Do you think you would get more information if this video was shown in a place other than the Emergency Department?
Yes-1
31 (27.9%)
No-2
67 (60.4%)
Unsure-3
13 (11.7%)

QUESTION 8: After watching the video, do you think you will change any part of your current lifestyle to decrease your chances of heart disease?
Not at all- 1
2 (1.8%)
A little-2
5 (4.5%)
Somewhat-3
20 (18.0%)
Quite a bit-4
47 (42.3%)
A great deal- 5
37 (33.3%)

QUESTION 9: Was it difficult to watch the video in the Emergency Department waiting room?
Not at all- 1
72 (64.9%)
A little-2
26 (23.4%)
Somewhat-3
9 (8.1%)
Quite a bit-4
2 (1.8%)
A great deal- 5
2 (1.8%)

Results shown are percentages of the total numbers of participants choosing that response. Responses are from intervention group only (n = 111).

Dhawan et al. International Archives of Medicine 2008 1:14   doi:10.1186/1755-7682-1-14