scholarly journals EVALUATION OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF PATIENTS, COMPLIANCE TO TREATMENT AND THE IMPACT OF PATIENT EDUCATION ON ASTHMA: A QUESTIONNAIRE BASED STUDY ON OUTPATIENT ASTHMATICS

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 444-448
Author(s):  
Chitra C Nair ◽  
Ajith B ◽  
Mathan S
Keyword(s):  
Patient Education ◽  
Compliance To Treatment ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals The Impact of Patient Education Level on Split-Dose Colonoscopy Bowel Preparation for CRC Prevention

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Donovan ◽  
Nihita Manem ◽  
David Miller ◽  
Michael Yodice ◽  
Ghassan Kabbach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Education ◽  
Bowel Preparation ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Split Dose ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals The Impact of Patient Education with a Smartphone Application on the Quality of Bowel Preparation for Screening Colonoscopy

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (5) ◽  
pp. 479-485 ◽  
Author(s):  
JeongHyeon Cho ◽  
SeungHee Lee ◽  
Jung A Shin ◽  
Jeong Ho Kim ◽  
Hong Sub Lee
Keyword(s):  
Patient Education ◽  
Bowel Preparation ◽  
Smartphone Application ◽  
Screening Colonoscopy ◽  
The Impact

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

Impact of Structured Patient Education and Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation Program on the Disability Profile of Conservatively Treated Medically Stable Postmyocardial Infarction Individuals: A Protocol

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Varoon Chandramohan Jaiswal ◽  
Lata Parmar ◽  
Snehal Ghodey
Keyword(s):  
Patient Education ◽  
Cardiac Rehabilitation ◽  
Randomised Clinical Trial ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Cardiac Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Open Label ◽  
Postmyocardial Infarction ◽  
Rehabilitation Programs ◽  
Enrollment Rates ◽  
The Impact

Introduction: Cardiac rehabilitation and patient education are the two parallel components in the management of coronary heart disease. Although, it is recommended strongly to join an outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program, the enrollment rates are always low. The role of structured patient education in increasing the enrollment in an outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program and its impact on the disability profile of conservatively treated medically stable postmyocardial infarction individuals, after joining and completing the rehabilitation program has not been studied. Aim: To study the impact of structured patient education and outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program on the disability profile of conservatively treated medically stable postmyocardial infarction individuals. Materials and Methods: The study is a mixed method design and will be conducted in two steps. Step 1: It is a qualitative study in which a structured patient education program will be developed based on the framework given by the working Group of Exercise Rehabilitation and Sports (GERS). Step 2: Implementation of the developed program and an outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program in an open-label non randomised clinical trial. Conclusion: The findings of this study will evaluate the need for the development of structured patient education programs for coronary artery disease patients, which may increase the enrollment rates in outpatient cardiac rehabilitation programs and thereby, reducing their disability.

scholarly journals The impact of therapeutic patient education and physical activity programs on the fall risk of elderly people

2019 ◽  
pp. 3-10
Author(s):  
Alexandra Perrot ◽  
Amir Ayad ◽  
Marie Gernigon ◽  
Pauline Maillot
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Patient Education ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Fear Of Falling ◽  
Control Program ◽  
Therapeutic Education ◽  
Therapeutic Patient Education ◽  
Muscle Strengthening ◽  
Risk Factors For Falls ◽  
The Impact

Objective: The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a combined therapeutic education/physical activity program on risk factors for falls in elderly fall patients hospitalized in a rehabilitation healthcare service. This combined program is compared to a control program, which offers physical activity only. Method: Thirty fall patients are evaluated on the TUG, Tinetti, and FES-I tests and randomly assigned either to the group consisting of 24 sessions of physical activity alone, with endurance, stretching, balance and muscle strengthening exercises, or to the physical activity group combined with four therapeutic fall prevention education sessions. Results: For both programs, results reveal significant differences between the pre-tests and post-tests on each balance score and equally on fear of falling. An interaction effect (group × time) is observed on the FES only, which means that fear of falling decreases significantly more in the Physical Activity and Patient Education group than in the Physical Activity alone group. Conclusion: Therapeutic patient education seems to reduce fear of falling. This highlights the potential impact that such programs could have on elderly people who have had a previous fall/falls in terms of regaining self-confidence when going about their daily activities.

scholarly journals FEASIBILITY OF MOBILE HEALTH FOR LOW-INCOME MINORITY HISPANIC PATIENTS WITH A STROKE

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S334-S334
Author(s):  
Stuti Dang ◽  
Kasra Sarhadi ◽  
Sonjia Kenya ◽  
Chuanhui Dong ◽  
Natalie Ferras ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Patient Education ◽  
Mobile Health ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Randomized Study ◽  
Response Rates ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Stroke is a leading cause of death and functional impairment that disproportionately impacts Hispanics. Several studies have supported the feasibility of mobile health interventions (mHealth) to provide health monitoring and patient education for improving chronic disease management, but none have focused on Latino stroke patients. The Hispanic Secondary Stroke Prevention Initiative is a randomized study of 200 stroke patients designed to evaluate the impact of a 12-month multi-modal Community Health Worker (CHW) and mHealth intervention on blood pressure control. Eligible participants were Latinos who experienced a mild-moderate stroke within the last five years. The CHW component included home visits, telephone calls, and daily text messages to obtain home blood pressure readings and provide patient navigation and health education. Feasibility was defined as the proportion of patients that responded to at least half the messages. Pre-post paired t-tests assessed improvements in question accuracy while correlation coefficients highlighted improvements in response rates. Among the 65 participants randomized to the intervention, the response rate was as follows: 37% - >50% response, 21% - 25-50%, 19% - 10-25%, and 23% - <10%, This finding suggests that mHealth interventions may be challenging in this population. However, the proportion of questions answered correctly increased from 63% to 84% in the intervention period’s last two months (p<0.05). There was a positive correlation between increased response rates and response accuracy to patient education assessments (r=0.82, p<0.05). These improvements in health knowledge suggest that a subset of patients may benefit from mHealth interventions, and the benefit correlates with use.

scholarly journals Management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A review focusing on exacerbations

2020 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 259-268
Author(s):  
Suzanne G Bollmeier ◽  
Aaron P Hartmann
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Patient Education ◽  
Disease Management ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
The United States ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Severe Exacerbation ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Copd Exacerbations ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Purpose Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Exacerbations— acute worsening of COPD symptoms—can be mild to severe in nature. Increased healthcare resource use is common among patients with frequent exacerbations, and exacerbations are a major cause of the high 30-day hospital readmission rates associated with COPD. Summary This review provides a concise overview of the literature regarding the impact of COPD exacerbations on both the patient and the healthcare system, the recommendations for pharmacologic management of COPD, and the strategies employed to improve patient care and reduce hospitalizations and readmissions. COPD exacerbations significantly impact patients’ health-related quality of life and disease progression; healthcare costs associated with severe exacerbation-related hospitalization range from $7,000 to $39,200. Timely and appropriate maintenance pharmacotherapy, particularly dual bronchodilators for maximizing bronchodilation, can significantly reduce exacerbations in patients with COPD. Additionally, multidisciplinary disease-management programs include pulmonary rehabilitation, follow-up appointments, aftercare, inhaler training, and patient education that can reduce hospitalizations and readmissions for patients with COPD. Conclusion Maximizing bronchodilation by the appropriate use of maintenance therapy, together with multidisciplinary disease-management and patient education programs, offers opportunities to reduce exacerbations, hospitalizations, and readmissions for patients with COPD.

scholarly journals The Geshiyaro Project: a study protocol for developing a scalable model of interventions for moving towards the interruption of the transmission of soil-transmitted helminths and schistosome infections in the Wolaita zone of Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kalkidan Mekete ◽  
Alison Ower ◽  
Julia Dunn ◽  
Heven Sime ◽  
Gemechu Tadesse ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Level ◽  
Risk Behaviour ◽  
Control Programme ◽  
Parasitic Infections ◽  
Preventive Chemotherapy ◽  
Treatment Coverage ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Soil Transmitted Helminths ◽  
Compliance To Treatment ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background National deworming programmes rely almost exclusively on mass drug administration (MDA) to children to control morbidity caused by these parasitic infections. The provision of other interventions, consisting of preventive chemotherapy at high population level coverage together with water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) and changes in risk behaviour, should enable sustainable control of soil-transmitted helminths (STH) and schistosomiasis and ultimately interrupt transmission. Methods/Design Two interventions will be implemented by the project: (i) community-wide biannual albendazole and annual praziquantel treatment with a target of 80–90% treatment coverage (“expanded MDA”); and (ii) provision of WaSH with behaviour change communication (BCC), within the Wolaita zone, Ethiopia. The project has three study arms: (i) expanded community-wide MDA, WaSH and BCC; (ii) expanded community-wide MDA only; and (iii) annual school-based MDA (the current National STH/schistosomiasis Control Programme). The impact of these interventions will be evaluated through prevalence mapping at baseline and endline (after four rounds of MDA), combined with annual longitudinal parasitological surveillance in defined cohorts of people to monitor trends in prevalence and reinfection throughout the project. Treatment coverage and individual compliance to treatment will be monitored by employing fingerprint biometric technology and barcoded identification cards at treatment. WaSH utilisation will be evaluated through school and household level observations and annual WaSH assessment survey. Complementary qualitative surveys will explore practices, cultural and social drivers of risk behaviours, uptake of WaSH and treatment, and assessing the impact of the BCC. Discussion The study has the potential to define an ‘End Game’ for STH and schistosomiasis programmes through provision of multiple interventions. Interrupting transmission of these infections would eliminate the need for long-term repeated MDA, lead to sustained health improvements in children and adults, thereby allowing health systems to focus on other disease control priorities.

Impact of Pharmacist-Led Patient Education in an Ambulatory Cancer Center: A Pilot Quality Improvement Project

2020 ◽  
pp. 089719002097077
Author(s):  
Daniel Park ◽  
Sweta Patel ◽  
Kendra Yum ◽  
Cardinale B. Smith ◽  
Che-Kai Tsao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
Patient Education ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
Cancer Center ◽  
Median Score ◽  
Improvement Project ◽  
Gastrointestinal Malignancies ◽  
Ambulatory Oncology ◽  
The Impact

Introduction: Although pharmacist-driven patient education has been shown to increase adherence, reduce medication errors, and lower 30-day readmission rates, the data in the ambulatory oncology setting is limited. This pilot quality initiative study was conducted from June 1, 2018, to November 15, 2018, in the ambulatory cancer center affiliated with The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, NY, to determine the impact of pharmacist counseling on chemotherapy regimens. Methods and Materials: English-speaking patients with gastrointestinal malignancies who were newly started on chemotherapy were selected for this study. They received a pharmacist-led education session regarding their medications, potential side effects, and how to manage them at home. After each session, they completed a 5-question survey on a 5-point Likert-scale about how they felt before and after speaking with a pharmacist. Survey results were analyzed by median scores and Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Results: Of the 96 patients who were counseled, 71 patients were included in this analysis. The median score increased from 3 to 5 for the understanding of their chemotherapy regimen and side effects (questions 1 and 2), 3 to 4.5 for knowledge about interactions with their oral chemotherapy (question 3), 4 to 5 for overall experience in the cancer center (question 5). The median score for anxiety level was unchanged at 3 (question 4). Conclusion: This survey-based study demonstrated the benefit of a pharmacist-led counseling session. An interdisciplinary approach involving the integration of oncology pharmacists in patient education can greatly impact the quality of care for oncology patients.

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