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Pediatrics. 2010 May;125(5):990-6. Epub 2010 Apr 12.
Animated video vs pamphlet: comparing the success of educating parents about proper antibiotic use.
Schnellinger M, Finkelstein M, Thygeson MV, Vander Velden H, Karpas A, Madhok M.
Source
Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55404, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
The objective was to create an animated video to teach parents about the appropriate use of antibiotics and to compare their knowledge to parents who were provided with the American Academy of Pediatrics pamphlet. We hypothesized that the video format would result in improved comprehension and retention.
METHODS:
This prospective randomized, controlled trial was conducted in an urban pediatric emergency department. Parent subjects were randomly assigned to a control group, a pamphlet group, and a video group and completed a survey at 3 time points. Analysis included the nonparametric matched Friedman test, Kruskal-Wallis test, and the Mann-Whitney U test. A 2-sided P value of < .05 was required for significance, and a Bonferroni-corrected P value of < .017 was required for paired comparisons.
RESULTS:
Postintervention survey scores improved significantly in the pamphlet and video groups compared with baseline. The video group's follow-up scores were not significantly different from the postintervention-survey scores (P = .32). The pamphlet-group scores at follow-up were significantly lower than the postintervention-survey scores (P = .002). The control group's scores were similar at all 3 time periods. The pamphlet group had significantly better scores than the control group after the intervention (P < .001). The video-group scores exceeded the control-group scores at all 3 time periods.
CONCLUSIONS:
An animated video is highly effective for educating parents about the appropriate use of antibiotics in the emergency department setting and results in long-term knowledge retention. The results of this study provide a foundation to further evaluate the use of animated video in additional populations.

PMID: 20385634 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20385634
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Soooo, it appears that a short video would help more than a pamplet according to the above study.

Pam, I think Bill is just frustrated in that he wants to get the message across for MMS benefits and is having little success. I am always where I can verbally getting the message across but we are very brainwashed into accepting the medical way because that is what we have grown up with all our lives. I have managed to have 2 people listen and do the MMS way in 3 years. And I talk about MMS a lot.The only way I was able to get the message across was to show testimonials from people who got well. Maybe that idea of useing testimonials may help Bill towards in what he is thinking. It is very hard to change peoples ideas. New ideas for healing usually goes into the "too hard basket". The Doc will fix it!!!
PS."Ulcerative colitis" is what my friend had, for over 20 years, the medical system couldnt help him. No cure they said. But MMS1 "Protocol 1000" was all it took to eliminate it totally withen a couple of weeks. How good is that!

You know what, all I suggested was a pamphlet to hand out to people that we meet -- how hard was that to accept or support.
Just something for someone to take home to their family and friends or even to just leave somewhere.
I know this is a good idea.

This is why this site frustrates me at times. Off track and off topic, now the thread is lost.

Never mind, I will make my own pamphlets to hand out, sorry for the intrution.

woofy wrote:

Pam, I think Bill is just frustrated in that he wants to get the message across for MMS benefits and is having little success. I am always where I can verbally getting the message across but we are very brainwashed into accepting the medical way because that is what we have grown up with all our lives. I have managed to have 2 people listen and do the MMS way in 3 years. And I talk about MMS a lot.The only way I was able to get the message across was to show testimonials from people who got well. Maybe that idea of useing testimonials may help Bill towards in what he is thinking. It is very hard to change peoples ideas. New ideas for healing usually goes into the "too hard basket". The Doc will fix it!!!
PS."Ulcerative colitis" is what my friend had, for over 20 years, the medical system couldnt help him. No cure they said. But MMS1 "Protocol 1000" was all it took to eliminate it totally withen a couple of weeks. How good is that!

Oh, Woofy, I recognize Bill's problem - it IS hard to convince people - it really takes a particular kind of personality, I think, when you're trying to convince people to try something as "radical-sounding" as MMS. I'm reminded of the old joke about being able to sell refrigerators to eskimos - but the personality thing is another issue.

And what makes it harder is the two things I mentioned - I think there have been some really good ideas in this thread - the brochure is one, and there are some caveats with that, which have been mentioned, and the animation is another - Steve has offered his help to Bill. All good. And I will say that the testimonials are the FIRST thing I read - they're (to me) the most exciting, because I can put myself in the place of those making the testimonials. Indeed, how good is that!?!?!?!

I just watched the DVD " Understanding MMS " on youtube. WOW ! ( $29.95 www.miraclemineral.org ) If someone does not follow through on their own after watching that, they just are not sick enough or open minded enough yet. We all move at our own pace when our belief systems are questioned.

Phamplets are good idea

DVD is great

Hi, Bill. I;ve been trying for 15 yrs and have found the same as you. What I do now, is tell people that are having medical problems, that they don't have to be sick unless they want to be. The pamphlet is Jim's book and the first part is free, Rather than reinvent things , I pass out cards with the link to the free download and recommend that having read it, they could buy the book and find out how to be healthy . If they need help, I'll be happy to help. I've quit trying to 'save the world' however I feel a responsibility to make people aware that they have a choice.
Paul

I understand Bills dilema and it is a major issue. I am merely an observer and I dont know in what sort of capacity some of you here operate if you are working for the church or including the MMS in a personal business. If you are working for the church then one would expect the church administration section to sort out issues such as Bill has revealed. It should not be up to Bill to be making decisions and even spending his own money printing his own pamphlets if he was a minister. Anyone call dispence MMS if they want without being a minister. However if we are talking about the church and its ministers the point Bill raised should have been sorted out long ago with solutions. No church that I know of does not provide bibles and psalm books. Having a brochure if just as important. You cant expect people to read 100 pages or sit down to a 2 hour DVD. As Bill pointed out doctors use pamphlets and that is for a reason.

As for testimonials, they mean about as much as a salesman is telling you, after all why should they be true. I think the problem lies at the core of the entire foundation of the church. Even a church needs to run as a business especially one that doesnt even include a mass for its congregation. The minister face an enourmous task not only from not having pamphlets but promoting a product that is not legally intened to be ingested. In Africa for example MMS has no problems, why? becuase there simply are not other medical alternatives, you either take what youre given or die. But in every other country of the world its a totally different story. A pamphlet should be the very first thing included as part of a ministers kit and provided by the church who by the way is happy to tax the minister 50% on all donations.

Im not having a go at the church, I think there are fundamental problems with the whole concept and someone is needed that can sort the whole mess out so that some lives can be saved.

Actually, Bill is a vendor, not a church member or minister. I am a Minister of Health with the Church.

Personally, I think that the Church has given us many resources - all the various websites, this forum, Jim's book (the first portion of which is a free download) - I tend to follow Paul's thinking - but then I'm not selling MMS, trying to support my family, making a business of it. And I can't/won't fault those that are/do. We (the MMS community) NEEDS good, honest, reputable vendors who are not fearful of prosecution for selling these products. I think the Church was set up to try to find a way (within common law) to sidestep or to help with expenses of defense in case of prosecution.

I think there are varying reasons we are here, even varying reasons we are Ministers - but when I look at all the people who have sought help outside of the traditional medical model, or who have taken the time to read one of Jim's books - even if not the latest - and explore on their own, I have great hope.

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