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A Scoping Review of Animated Video’s Effect on Individual Health Knowledge

Objectives: Animated video has the potential to both educate and persuade patient audiences. This scoping review considers use of animated educational video’s effect on individual-level knowledge in order to inform its application to kidney transplant education and interest among patients and their social network. Methods: A scoping review of standalone animated video studies published before December 1, 2020, was conducted in six research databases. Results: Fifteen of 2,066 studies were included. Eight studies were RCTs. The others were pre-post and between-group designs. Studies focused on multiple health topics. Video duration spanned 2 to 16 minutes and video delivery was generally clinic-based. The majority of the publications did not report the use of a learning theory or patient input to inform video development. Significant gains in participant knowledge, including among at-risk groups, were reported in 80% of studies. Improvements in concerns, attitudes, and anxiety were also reported. Conclusion: While few studies applied standalone animated video to adult patient health education, existing research suggests that standalone animation is a powerful and efficient instructional format for a wide range of learners, with added benefit for reducing anxiety. Practice Implications: These characteristics of animation potentially could be useful to improve transplant education delivery.