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September 17, 2026Educational Gerontology

Comparative effectiveness of video-based and traditional education for home blood pressure monitoring in patients with chronic kidney disease: A pragmatic randomized controlled trial

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Why the study?

Does video-based education improve home blood pressure knowledge and skills compared to nurse-guided pamphlet education in patients with stage 3-4 CKD?

Population

100 patients with stage 3-4 chronic kidney disease (CKD)

Comparison

Video-based education for home blood pressure… vs Pamphlet education with nurse guidance…

Design

RCT, Randomly assigned

Follow-up

3 months

Key result

Video-based education resulted in no significant differences in home blood pressure knowledge (p=0.884) or technical skills (p=0.634) compared to nurse-guided pamphlet education at 3 months.

Authors

CHChih Ying HuangPLPei Lin LinCHChin-Yi Huang

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Overview

Video-based education matches nurse-guided pamphlets for home BP skills in stage 3–4 CKD; supports equivalent efficacy of scalable digital versus traditional education.

Key Points

  • To compare the effectiveness of video-based versus nurse-guided pamphlet education for improving home blood pressure monitoring knowledge and skills among patients with stage 3–4 chronic kidney disease.
  • Pragmatic randomized controlled trial assigning 100 patients with stage 3–4 chronic kidney disease to either video-based education (n = 50) or nurse-guided pamphlet education with interactive Q&A (n = 50).
  • Evaluated blood pressure knowledge and technical measurement skills at baseline and at 3 months post-intervention (n = 96 completed follow-up) using validated instruments.
  • Both educational groups exhibited higher knowledge and skills scores at the 3-month assessment relative to baseline.
  • ANCOVA adjusting for baseline scores demonstrated no significant between-group differences in post-intervention knowledge outcomes (p = .884) or technical skills outcomes (p = .634).

Study Design

Type

RCT (n=100)

Randomization

randomly assigned

Structured PICO

Does video-based education improve home blood pressure knowledge and skills compared to nurse-guided pamphlet education in patients with stage 3-4 CKD?

P
Population
100 patients with stage 3-4 chronic kidney disease followed for 3 months.
I
Intervention
Video-based education for home blood pressure monitoring
C
Comparator
Pamphlet education with nurse guidance, including interactive Q&A
O
Outcome
Home blood pressure knowledge and skills assessed at 3 months using validated instrumentspatient reported

Main Result

p-value: p=0.884 for knowledge, 0.634 for skills

Video-based education and nurse-guided pamphlet education are equally effective at improving home blood pressure monitoring knowledge and skills in patients with stage 3-4 CKD.

Cite This Study

Huang et al. (2026) conducted an RCT in stage 3-4 chronic kidney disease (n=100). Video-based education vs. Pamphlet education with nurse guidance was evaluated on Home blood pressure knowledge and technical skills (p=0.884 for knowledge, 0.634 for skills). Video-based education resulted in no significant differences in home blood pressure knowledge (p=0.884) or technical skills (p=0.634) compared to nurse-guided pamphlet education at 3 months.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aabb7b85f706d05830e7051https://doi.org/10.1080/03601277.2026.2729725
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