Trial reportBMC health services research2008
Disease knowledge after an educational program in patients with GERD--a randomized controlled trial.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Assessing the Degree of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Knowledge Among the Riyadh Population.Cureus · 2021Article
- Cancer patients' knowledge about their disease and treatment before, during and after treatment: a prospective, longitudinal study.BMC cancer · 2018Article
- The Degree of Disease Knowledge in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Multi-center Prospective Study in Korea.Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility · 2017Article
- Disease Knowledge, Illness Perceptions, and Quality of Life in Adolescents With Sickle Cell Disease: Is There a Link?Global pediatric health · 2017Article
- Non-pharmacological intervention for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in primary care.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2010Article
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Abstract
backgroundPatient education has proved beneficial in several but not all chronic disease. Inconsistent findings may rely on varying educational effects of various programs and differential effects on subgroups of patients. Patients' increase in disease knowledge may serve as a feedback to the educator on how well the education program works - but may not be associated to relevant clinical outcomes like quality of life (QoL). This study aimed to investigate the effects of a group based education program for patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) on disease knowledge and the association between knowledge and QoL.
methodsPatients with GERD were randomly allocated to education (102 patients) or control (109 patients). The education program was designed as a structured dialogue conveying information about pathophysiology, pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment of GERD, patients' rights and use of healthcare. Outcomes were a 24 item knowledge test on GERD (score 0-24) 2 and 12 months after the educational program and disease specific and general QoL (Digestive symptoms and disease impact, DSIQ, and General Health Questionnaire, GHQ).
resultsPatients allocated to education achieved higher knowledge test scores than controls at 2 months (17.0 vs. 13.1, p<0.001) and at 12 months (17.1 vs. 14.0, p<0.001) follow-up. Knowledge test score was positively associated with having completed advanced school and inversely related to psychiatric illness and poor QoL as perceived by the patients at the time of inclusion. Overall, changes in knowledge test score were not associated with change in QoL.
conclusionA group based education program for patients with GERD designed as a structured dialogue increased patients' disease knowledge, which was retained after 1 year. Changes in GERD-knowledge were not associated with change in QoL.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov: NCT0061850.
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