ERIC Number: EJ1208254
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Publication Date: 2019-Feb
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Evaluation of a Generic Patient Education Program in Children with Different Chronic Conditions
Menrath, Ingo; Ernst, Gundula; Lange, Karin; Eisemann, Nora; Szczepanski, Ruediger; Staab, Doris; Degner, Mareike; Thyen, Ute
Health Education Research, v34 n1 p50-61 Feb 2019
For frequent pediatric chronic conditions, especially less common chronic conditions patient education programs are missing. A recently developed modular patient education approach (ModuS) combines disease-specific modules with generic psychosocial topics. ModuS was associated with increased disease-specific knowledge and improvements in families' well-being in children with asthma. In this study we tested if new developed ModuS programs for seven, mostly less common, chronic conditions show comparable program-associated effects. ModuS education programs were offered to the affected child and its parents. Disease-specific knowledge, children's health-related quality of life, life satisfaction and condition-specific burden were measured before, directly following and 6 weeks after participation in the program. The results were compared with families who received a ModuS asthma program. One hundred and sixty-eight children participated. Families were highly satisfied with the programs. Program participation was associated with increased families' knowledge, children`s self-reported health-related quality of life and reduced condition-specific burden. The results were comparable with the results of 230 families who participated in a ModuS asthma program. The ModuS approach allowed the development of patient education programs for children with a variety of chronic conditions. Therefore, ModuS closed an important healthcare gap. [Co-written with the ModuS Study Group.]
Descriptors: Child Health, Chronic Illness, Patient Education, Program Effectiveness, Knowledge Level, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Health Needs, Quality of Life, Life Satisfaction, Barriers, Diseases, Family Attitudes, Learning Modules
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Language: English
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