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Direct linkMichael Stellefson; Izzy Boyd; Sarah Flora; Olivia Campbell; Adam Knowlden – American Journal of Health Education, 2024
Background: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) "Learn About Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)" YouTube playlist educates the public on diagnosing, treating, and managing COPD. Despite its potential benefits, it is unknown if users with inadequate health literacy will likely understand and apply the…
Descriptors: Diseases, Health Education, Information Dissemination, Knowledge Level
Cohen, S.; Halpern, M.; Stonbraker, S. – Health Education Research, 2023
Waiting rooms provide an ideal location to disseminate health information. In this mixed-methods study, we evaluated waiting room-based health education talks at two clinics in the Dominican Republic and explored recommendations for implementing this intervention in similar settings. The talks addressed noncommunicable diseases, sexually…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Education, Clinics, Information Dissemination
Naeem, Muhammad; Dailah, Hamad Ghalib – Health Education Journal, 2021
Background: This study explored the role of hospitals, specialised doctors and staff in developing patient awareness, participation and motivation concerning asthma control. It also looked at the challenges that undermine the value of asthma educational programmes, especially in an Arab cultural context. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were…
Descriptors: Diseases, Patient Education, Hospitals, Role
Johnson, Robin; Edwards, Ronisha; Rivers, Angela; Patil, Crystal; Walsh, Susan – Health Education Journal, 2020
Objective: A multidisciplinary team from a US midwestern urban medical centre developed written patient education materials for a group education programme designed to prepare adolescents and emerging adults with sickle cell disease for transition to adult care. We evaluated the literacy levels of these materials and demonstrate how to revise the…
Descriptors: Patient Education, Urban Areas, Hospitals, Diseases
McIntosh, Scott; Coykendall, Cameron; Lin, Yifei Sylvia; Caufield, Matthew; Muller, Joe; Rowe, Tina; Block, Robert C. – Health Education Journal, 2022
Objective: Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH), an autosomal dominant disorder causing elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol from birth resulting in premature cardiovascular disease, is only diagnosed in 10% of affected patients. This study involved partnering with patients with FH and with primary care providers (PCPs) to understand…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Diseases, Health Education, Allied Health Occupations Education
Clarke, Amy L.; Sowemimo, Tamilore; Jones, Annie S. K.; Rangaka, Molebogeng X.; Horne, Rob – Health Education Journal, 2021
Objective: People with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) are required to make complex treatment decisions, which require an understanding of personal risk and associated benefits. However, many people with LTBI in the United Kingdom are at risk of low health literacy and can also experience language barriers, which can affect decision making.…
Descriptors: Patient Education, Diseases, Readability, Readability Formulas
Menrath, Ingo; Ernst, Gundula; Lange, Karin; Eisemann, Nora; Szczepanski, Ruediger; Staab, Doris; Degner, Mareike; Thyen, Ute – Health Education Research, 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'…
Descriptors: Child Health, Chronic Illness, Patient Education, Program Effectiveness
Allegrante, John P. – Health Education & Behavior, 2018
This article describes advances in the behavioral self-management of chronic disease from the perspective of a 25-year trajectory of National Institute of Health-funded research in arthritis and cardiopulmonary diseases that has sought to develop a transdisciplinary understanding of how applied behavioral science can be used to improve health…
Descriptors: Chronic Illness, Social Theories, Epistemology, Health Behavior
Erickson, Steven R.; Juncaj, Sophia; Buckley, Charlotte – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2018
Background: People who have an intellectual or developmental disability (IDD) and asthma are at greater risk of poor health outcomes. They often require assistance from caregivers when managing their medicines. The objective of this pilot study was to assess the level of understanding of asthma self-management concepts of family caregivers who…
Descriptors: Diseases, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, At Risk Persons
Patel, Minal R.; Smith, Alyssa; Leo, Harvey; Hao, Wei; Zheng, Kai – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Background: The rapid proliferation of electronic health records (EHRs) in clinics has had mixed impact on patient-centered communication, yet few evaluated interventions exist to train practicing providers in communication practices. Aims: We extended the evidence-based Physician Asthma Care Education (PACE) program with EHR-specific…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Patients, Diseases, Comparative Analysis
Leung, Ka Chun; Mui, Carlo; Chiu, Wing Yan; Ng, Yuk Yiu; Chen, Matthew H. Y.; Ho, Pui Hung; Kwok, Chun Pong; Lam, Suki S. M.; Wong, Chun Yip; Wong, Kit Yee; Pang, Herbert H. – Health Education Research, 2017
This randomized controlled trial aimed to test the effectiveness of brief face-to-face patient education in increasing influenza vaccination rate among elderly in the community. Recruitment and intervention were conducted at two general outpatient clinics in Hong Kong. 529 eligible patients were randomly assigned to intervention or control group…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Patient Education, Immunization Programs, Statistical Analysis
Lanzola, Giordano; Ginardi, Germana; Russo, Paola; Quaglini, Silvana – International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 2014
Gquest is a mobile platform for administering interviewing and learning material. It relies on a model that supports adaptivity in the dialog with its users and enforces consistency rules to constrain their input. Gquest downloads its modules over the air making them available to the users, then a synchronization engine collects any input provided…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Case Studies, Patient Education, Diseases
Ansburg, Pamela I. – Educational Gerontology, 2016
Older adults hold many misconceptions about health and wellness that reduce their health literacy. To counter these misconceptions, health educators commonly turn to educational interventions that include myth-busting--making explicit health-related myths and refuting those myths. Because of typical age-related changes in memory functioning, there…
Descriptors: Patient Education, Patients, Older Adults, Misconceptions
Taylor, Michael J.; Taylor, Dave; Vlaev, Ivo; Elkin, Sarah – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2017
Recent advances in communication technologies enable potential provision of remote education for patients using computer-generated environments known as virtual worlds. Previous research has revealed highly variable levels of patient receptiveness to using information technologies for healthcare-related purposes. This preliminary study involved…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Telecommunications, Medical Services, Patient Education
Brosseau, Lucie; Wells, George A.; Tugwell, Peter; Egan, Mary; Dubouloz, Claire-Jehanne; Welch, Vivian A.; Trafford, Laura; Sredic, Danjiel; Pohran, Kathryn; Smoljanic, Jovana; Vukosavljevic, Ivan; De Angelis, Gino; Loew, Laurianne; McEwan, Jessica; Bell, Mary; Finestone, Hillel M.; Lineker, Sydney; King, Judy; Jelly, Wilma; Casimiro, Lynn; Haines-Wangda, Angela; Russell-Doreleyers, Marion; Laferriere, Lucie; Lambert, Kim – Health Education Journal, 2012
Background and purpose: The objective of this article is to create guidelines for education interventions in the management of patients ([greater than] 18 years old) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: The Ottawa Methods Group identified and synthesized evidence from comparative controlled trials using Cochrane Collaboration methods. The…
Descriptors: Evidence, Guidelines, Medical Education, Patients
