%0 Journal Article
%@ 2561-326X
%I JMIR Publications
%V 6
%N 8
%P e35079
%T Utility and Acceptability of a Brief Type 2 Diabetes Visual Animation: Mixed Methods Feasibility Study
%A Alyami,Mohsen
%A Serlachius,Anna
%A Law,Mikaela
%A Murphy,Rinki
%A Almigbal,Turky H
%A Lyndon,Mataroria
%A Batais,Mohammed A
%A Algaw,Rawabi K
%A Broadbent,Elizabeth
%+ Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92109, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand, 64 9 923 0003, e.broadbent@auckland.ac.nz
%K illness perception
%K visualization
%K animation
%K intervention
%K mobile phone
%K type 2 diabetes mellitus
%D 2022
%7 9.8.2022
%9 Original Paper
%J JMIR Form Res
%G English
%X Background: Visualizations of illness and treatment processes are promising interventions for changing unhelpful perceptions and improving health outcomes. However, these are yet to be tested in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Objective: This study assesses the cross-cultural acceptability and potential effectiveness of a brief visual animation of T2DM at changing unhelpful illness and treatment perceptions and self-efficacy among patients and family members in 2 countries, New Zealand and Saudi Arabia. Health care professionals’ views on visualization are also explored. Methods: A total of 52 participants (n=39, 75% patients and family members and n=13, 25% health care professionals) were shown a 7-minute T2DM visual animation. Patients and family members completed a questionnaire on illness and treatment perceptions and self-efficacy before and immediately after the intervention and completed semistructured interviews. Health care professionals completed written open-ended questions. Means and 95% CIs are reported to estimate potential effectiveness. Inductive thematic analysis was conducted on qualitative data. Results: All participants rated the visual animation as acceptable and engaging. Four main themes were identified: animation-related factors, impact of the animation, animation as an effective format for delivering information, and management-related factors. Effect sizes (ranged from 0.10 to 0.56) suggested potential effectiveness for changing illness and treatment perceptions and self-efficacy among patients and family members. Conclusions: Visualizations are acceptable and may improve the perceptions of patients’ with diabetes in a short time frame. This brief visual animation has the potential to improve current T2DM education. A subsequent randomized controlled trial to investigate the effects on illness and treatment perceptions, adherence, glycemic control, and unplanned hospital admission is being prepared. 
%M 35943787
%R 10.2196/35079
%U https://formative.jmir.org/2022/8/e35079
%U https://doi.org/10.2196/35079
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35943787