Abstract
ObjectiveTo describe the development of a preventive educational video for patients exposed to whiplash trauma following motor vehicle accidents.MethodsThe development followed a systematic approach and was theory-driven supplemented with available empirical knowledge. The specific content was developed by a multidisciplinary group involving health professionals and visual production specialists.ResultsA 14-min educational video was created. The video content focuses on stimulating adaptive recovery expectations and preventing maladaptive illness beliefs. The video presents a multifactorial model for pain incorporating physiological and cognitive-behavioural aspects, advice on pain relief, and exercises. Subjects interviewed for a qualitative evaluation found the video reassuring and that it aligned well with verbal information received in the hospital.ConclusionsThe development of the visual educational intervention benefitted from a systematic development approach entailing both theoretical and research-based knowledge. The sparse evidence on educational information for acute whiplash trauma posed a challenge for creating content. Further knowledge is required regarding what assists recovery in the early stages of whiplash injuries in order to improve the development of educational interventions.
Highlights
Short introduction to the video and the purpose.“Injury model”/biopsychosocial model for whiplash traumaExplaining “whiplash” mechanism of trauma and the expected acute effects on soft tissues.Expectations about symptomsDescription of common symptoms that the patient may experience in the acute phase.Biopsychosocial model as framework for understanding symptomsSimple biological model for acute pain focusing on muscle tensions and soreness.Prognosis and expectations about the futureDescription of prognosis, healing time, and pain in acute over sub-acute phase.Gradual mobilization and self-efficacy/empowerment
On the basis of the aforementioned studies, we aimed to develop a novel educational video for individuals presenting in Danish emergency rooms with pain complaints after whiplash trauma
The resulting educational video The development process resulted in a 14-min-long educational video aimed at patients experiencing symptoms after an acute whiplash trauma
Summary
Short introduction to the video and the purpose.“Injury model”/biopsychosocial model for whiplash traumaExplaining “whiplash” mechanism of trauma and the expected acute effects on soft tissues.Expectations about symptomsDescription of common symptoms that the patient may experience in the acute phase.Biopsychosocial model as framework for understanding symptomsSimple biological model for acute pain focusing on muscle tensions and soreness.Prognosis and expectations about the futureDescription of prognosis, healing time, and pain in acute over sub-acute phase.Gradual mobilization and self-efficacy/empowerment. Explaining “whiplash” mechanism of trauma and the expected acute effects on soft tissues. Description of common symptoms that the patient may experience in the acute phase. Description of prognosis, healing time, and pain in acute over sub-acute phase. Management in the acute phase primarily consists of efforts to detect and exclude the presence of serious injuries such as fractures. If no such injury is found, guidelines recommend providing reassurance and some form of patient education [1, 4]
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