scholarly journals Review of Digitalized Patient Education in Cardiology: A Future Ahead?

Cardiology ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Marinka D. Oudkerk Pool ◽  
Jean-Luc Q. Hooglugt ◽  
Marlies P. Schijven ◽  
Barbara J.M. Mulder ◽  
Berto J. Bouma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Patient Education ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
Patient Empowerment ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Patient Knowledge ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
The Impact

<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> An increased focus on shared decision-making and patient empowerment in cardiology and on patient outcomes such as quality of life (QoL), depression, and anxiety underline the importance of high-quality patient education. Studies focusing on digital means of patient education performed in other disciplines of medicine demonstrated its positive effect in these areas. Therefore, a review of the current literature was performed to (i) evaluate the status of innovative, digitalized means of patient education in cardiology and (ii) assess the impact of digital patient education on outcome parameters (i.e., patient knowledge (or health literacy), QoL, depression, anxiety, and patient satisfaction). <b><i>Method:</i></b> A review of the current literature was performed to evaluate the effect of digitalized patient education for any purpose in the field of cardiology. Medline and EMBASE were searched for articles reporting any digital educational platform used for patient education up to May 2020. The articles were compared on their effect on patient knowledge or health literacy, QoL, depression or anxiety, and patient satisfaction. <b><i>Results:</i></b> The initial search yielded 279 articles, 34 of which were retained after applying in, and exclusion criteria. After full-text analysis, the total number of articles remaining was 16. Of these, 6 articles discussed the use of smartphone or tablet applications as a means of patient education, whereas 3 reviewed web-based content, and 7 evaluated the use of video (2 three-dimensional videos, from which one on a virtual reality headset). <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> This review demonstrates that digital patient education increases patient knowledge. Overall, digital education increases QoL and lowers feelings of depression and anxiety. The majority of patients express satisfaction with digital platforms. It remains important that developers of digital patient education platforms remain focused on clear, structured, and comprehensible information presentation.

Doctor–patient communication, patient knowledge and health literacy: how difficult can it all be?

2014 ◽  
Vol 96 (6) ◽  
pp. e9-e13 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Kyle ◽  
D Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Orthopaedic Surgery ◽  
Patient Communication ◽  
Patient Knowledge ◽  
Doctor Patient Communication ◽  
The Impact

Patients who understand their injuries, the aims and potential of their treatment are likely to experience superior outcomes. We review the literature on positive, encouraging doctor–patient communication, and the impact of health literacy and education on patient knowledge in medicine and surgery, with a particular emphasis on orthopaedic surgery. We also highlight methods of improving doctor–patient communication and patient knowledge.

The Impact of Pharmacist-Directed Patient Education and Anticoagulant Care Coordination on Patient Satisfaction

2013 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 805-810 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles T Makowski ◽  
Douglas L Jennings ◽  
Carrie W Nemerovski ◽  
Edward G Szandzik ◽  
James S Kalus
Keyword(s):  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Patient Education ◽  
Care Coordination ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Participation factors for asthma education programs - a cross sectional survey

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oxana Atmann ◽  
Klaus Linde ◽  
Christoph Werner ◽  
Ulrike Dorn ◽  
Antonius Schneider
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Patient Education ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Asthma Education ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
Asthma Patients ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Although the impact of asthma education on important outcomes (e.g. emergency visits) has been well established, only an estimated quarter of asthma patients in Germany have received patient education yet. The aim of the study was to identify patient factors that could increase participation in asthma education programs. Methods This cross-sectional study investigated participation factors and differences between trained (n = 64) and untrained (n = 65) asthma patients from a large outpatient center in Germany. The survey included answers to asthma-related questions and open questions on patient education as well as such about knowledge of health literacy and eHealth. Results Mean age of participants was 55 ± 19 years and 61% were female. Trained patients were more likely to participate in disease management programs (odds ratio (OR) 6.85; 95%CI 2.17–21.59), were more frequently non-smokers (OR 0.07; 95%CI 0.01–0.85) and more often had an asthma action plan (OR 20.2; 1.55–263.41). Open questions’ analysis of untrained asthma patients revealed that patients felt they were not adequately informed about asthma education (37%). About one-third of all patients (27%) showed openness to online asthma education. Analysis of HL and eHealth showed no difference between the groups. Conclusion Untrained asthma patients should be informed even more intensively by their physicians about the importance and value of asthma education. Asthma education does not seem to benefit patients’ health literacy. Online asthma education is of interest to approximately one-third of asthma patients. This should be motivation to develop and implement online asthma education concepts.

scholarly journals The impact of inadequate health literacy on patient satisfaction, healthcare utilization, and expenditures among older adults

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 334-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie MacLeod ◽  
Shirley Musich ◽  
Stephen Gulyas ◽  
Yan Cheng ◽  
Rifky Tkatch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Healthcare Utilization ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Inadequate Health Literacy

scholarly journals The impact of a patient education bundle on neurosurgery patient satisfaction

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (23) ◽  
pp. 567 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel Kliot ◽  
Tamara Kliot ◽  
CorinnaC Zygourakis ◽  
Sarah Imershein ◽  
Catherine Lau
Keyword(s):  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Patient Education ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Effects of Three Antecedents of Patient Compliance for Users of Peer-to-Peer Online Health Communities: Cross-Sectional Study (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne-Françoise Audrain-Pontevia ◽  
Loick Menvielle ◽  
Myriam Ertz
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Patient Compliance ◽  
Patient Empowerment ◽  
Peer To Peer ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Online Health Communities ◽  
Health Communities ◽  
The Impact

BACKGROUND Over the past 50 years, patient noncompliance has appeared as a major public health concern and focus of a great deal of research because it endangers patient recovery and imposes a considerable financial burden on health care systems. Meanwhile, online health communities (OHCs) are becoming more common and are commonly used by individuals with health problems, and they may have a role in facilitating compliance. Despite this growing popularity, little is known about patient compliance predictors for OHCs’ users. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate the extent to which participating in OHCs may trigger higher levels of compliance. It identified 3 interrelated predictors that may affect patient compliance: patient empowerment gained through peer-to-peer OHCs, satisfaction with the physician, and commitment to the physician. METHODS A Web-based survey tested the conceptual model and assessed the effects of patient empowerment gained through OHCs on patient satisfaction and commitment to the physician, as well as the effects of these 3 predictors on patient compliance with the proposed treatment. Members of peer-to-peer OHCs were asked to answer an online questionnaire. A convenience sample of 420 patients experiencing chronic illness and using peer-to-peer OHCs was surveyed in August 2018 in Québec, Canada. A path analysis using structural equation modeling tested the proposed relationships between the predictors and their respective paths on patient compliance. The mediation effects of these predictor variables on patient compliance were estimated with the PROCESS macro in SPSS. RESULTS The findings indicated that patient empowerment gained through OHCs was positively related to patient commitment to the physician (beta=.69; <italic>P</italic>&lt;.001) and patient compliance with the proposed treatment (beta=.35; <italic>P</italic>&lt;.001). Patient commitment also positively influenced patient compliance (beta=.74; <italic>P</italic>&lt;.001). Patient empowerment did not exert a significant influence on patient satisfaction with the physician (beta=.02; <italic>P</italic>=.76), and satisfaction did not affect compliance (beta=−.07; <italic>P</italic>=.05); however, patient satisfaction was positively related to patient commitment to the physician (beta=.14; <italic>P</italic>&lt;.01). The impact of empowerment on compliance was partially mediated by commitment to the physician (beta=.32; 95% CI 0.22-0.44) but not by satisfaction. CONCLUSIONS This study highlights the importance of peer-to-peer OHCs for two main reasons. The primary reason is that patient empowerment gained through peer-to-peer OHCs both directly and indirectly enhances patient compliance with the proposed treatment. The underlying mechanisms of these effects were shown. Second, commitment to the physician was found to play a more critical role than satisfaction with the physician in determining patient-physician relationship quality. Overall, our findings support the assumption that health care stakeholders should encourage the use of peer-to-peer OHCs to favor patient empowerment and patient commitment to the physician to increase patient compliance with the proposed treatment.

scholarly journals The impact of using three-dimensional printed liver models for patient education

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 1570-1578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tianyou Yang ◽  
Tianbao Tan ◽  
Jiliang Yang ◽  
Jing Pan ◽  
Chao Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Education ◽  
Surgical Procedure ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Ct Images ◽  
Patient Specific ◽  
Liver Anatomy ◽  
Anatomy And Physiology ◽  
3D Printed ◽  
Tumour Characteristics ◽  
The Impact

Objective To investigate the impact of using a three-dimensional (3D) printed liver model for patient education. Methods Children with hepatic tumours who were scheduled for hepatectomy were enrolled, and patient-specific 3D liver models were printed with photosensitive resin, based on computed tomography (CT) images. Before surgery, their parents received information regarding liver anatomy, physiology, tumour characteristics, planned surgery, and surgical risks using these CT images. Then, parents completed questionnaires regarding this information. Thereafter, 3D printed models of each patient were presented along with an explanation of the general printing process, and the same questionnaire was completed. The median number of correct responses in each category before and after the 3D printed model presentation was compared. Results Seven children and their 14 parents were enrolled in the study. After the presentation of 3D printed models, parental understanding of basic liver anatomy and physiology, tumour characteristics, the planned surgical procedure, and surgical risks significantly improved. Parents demonstrated improvements in their understanding of basic liver anatomy by 26.4%, basic liver physiology by 23.6%, tumour characteristics by 21.4%, the planned surgical procedure by 31.4%, and surgical risks by 27.9%. Conclusions Using 3D printed liver models improved parental education regarding the understanding of liver anatomy and physiology, tumour characteristics, surgical procedure, and associated surgical risks.

scholarly journals Effects of Three Antecedents of Patient Compliance for Users of Peer-to-Peer Online Health Communities: Cross-Sectional Study

10.2196/14006 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (11) ◽  
pp. e14006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne-Françoise Audrain-Pontevia ◽  
Loick Menvielle ◽  
Myriam Ertz
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Patient Compliance ◽  
Patient Empowerment ◽  
Peer To Peer ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Online Health Communities ◽  
Health Communities ◽  
The Impact

Background Over the past 50 years, patient noncompliance has appeared as a major public health concern and focus of a great deal of research because it endangers patient recovery and imposes a considerable financial burden on health care systems. Meanwhile, online health communities (OHCs) are becoming more common and are commonly used by individuals with health problems, and they may have a role in facilitating compliance. Despite this growing popularity, little is known about patient compliance predictors for OHCs’ users. Objective This study aimed to investigate the extent to which participating in OHCs may trigger higher levels of compliance. It identified 3 interrelated predictors that may affect patient compliance: patient empowerment gained through peer-to-peer OHCs, satisfaction with the physician, and commitment to the physician. Methods A Web-based survey tested the conceptual model and assessed the effects of patient empowerment gained through OHCs on patient satisfaction and commitment to the physician, as well as the effects of these 3 predictors on patient compliance with the proposed treatment. Members of peer-to-peer OHCs were asked to answer an online questionnaire. A convenience sample of 420 patients experiencing chronic illness and using peer-to-peer OHCs was surveyed in August 2018 in Québec, Canada. A path analysis using structural equation modeling tested the proposed relationships between the predictors and their respective paths on patient compliance. The mediation effects of these predictor variables on patient compliance were estimated with the PROCESS macro in SPSS. Results The findings indicated that patient empowerment gained through OHCs was positively related to patient commitment to the physician (beta=.69; P<.001) and patient compliance with the proposed treatment (beta=.35; P<.001). Patient commitment also positively influenced patient compliance (beta=.74; P<.001). Patient empowerment did not exert a significant influence on patient satisfaction with the physician (beta=.02; P=.76), and satisfaction did not affect compliance (beta=−.07; P=.05); however, patient satisfaction was positively related to patient commitment to the physician (beta=.14; P<.01). The impact of empowerment on compliance was partially mediated by commitment to the physician (beta=.32; 95% CI 0.22-0.44) but not by satisfaction. Conclusions This study highlights the importance of peer-to-peer OHCs for two main reasons. The primary reason is that patient empowerment gained through peer-to-peer OHCs both directly and indirectly enhances patient compliance with the proposed treatment. The underlying mechanisms of these effects were shown. Second, commitment to the physician was found to play a more critical role than satisfaction with the physician in determining patient-physician relationship quality. Overall, our findings support the assumption that health care stakeholders should encourage the use of peer-to-peer OHCs to favor patient empowerment and patient commitment to the physician to increase patient compliance with the proposed treatment.

scholarly journals Characterizing the impact of health literacy, computer ability, patient demographics, and portal usage on patient satisfaction with a patient portal

JAMIA Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 456-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Isaac Salientes Wong ◽  
Bryan D Steitz ◽  
Samuel Trent Rosenbloom
Keyword(s):  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Computer Control ◽  
Academic Medical Center ◽  
Patient Portal ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Patient Portals ◽  
Patient Demographics ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Objective We sought to measure patient portal satisfaction with patient portals and characterize its relationship to attitude towards computers, health literacy, portal usage, and patient demographics. Materials and Methods We invited 13 040 patients from an academic medical center to complete a survey measuring satisfaction, perceived control over computers, and health literacy using validated instruments (End User Computing Satisfaction, Computer Attitude Measure, and Brief Health Literacy Screen). We extracted portal usage and demographic information from the medical center data warehouse. Results A total of 6026 (46.2%) patients completed the survey. The median (IQR) scores for satisfaction, computer control, and health literacy were 87% (20%), 86% (22%), and 95% (15%), respectively. The normalized mean (SD) usage of messaging, lab, appointment, medication, and immunization functions were 6.6 (2.6), 4.6 (2.4), 3.1 (1.7), 1.5 (1.2), and 0.88 (0.91) times, respectively. Logistic regression yielded significant odds ratios [99% CI] for computer control (3.6 [2.5–5.2]), health literacy (12 [6.9–23]), and immunization function usage (0.84 [0.73–0.96]). Discussion Respondents were highly satisfied and had high degrees of computer control and health literacy. Statistical analysis revealed that higher computer control and health literacy predicted higher satisfaction, whereas usage of the immunization function predicted lower satisfaction. Overall, the analytical model had low predictive capability, suggesting that we failed to capture the main drivers of satisfaction, or there was inadequate variation in satisfaction to delineate its contributing factors. Conclusion This study provides insight into patient satisfaction with and usage of a patient portal. These data can guide the development of the patient portal, with the ultimate goal of increasing functionality and usability to enhance the patient experience.

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