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Conclusions: Actively offering patients information in a subdivided (per day), categorized (per theme), and interactive (video and quiz questions) manner significantly increases the level of perceived knowledge and demonstrates a higher level of actual knowledge, compared with standard care educational practices.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 10742 |
| Pages (from-to) | e10742 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | JMIR mHealth and uHealth |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 21 Dec 2018 |
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Keywords
- patient education
- shared decision making
- smartphone
- decision aid
- orthopedics
- PHYSICAL-FUNCTION
- INFORMED-CONSENT
- DECISION-MAKING
- ADULTS MEMORY
- OLDER-ADULTS
- INFORMATION
- SATISFACTION
- PREFERENCES
- INVOLVEMENT
- RETENTION
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Assessing the Efficacy of an Educational Smartphone or Tablet App With Subdivided and Interactive Content to Increase Patients' Medical Knowledge: Randomized Controlled Trial. / Timmers, Thomas; Janssen, Loes; Pronk, Yvette; van der Zwaard, Babette C; Koëter, Sander; van Oostveen, Dirk; de Boer, Stefan; Kremers, Keetie; Rutten, Sebastiaan; Das, Dirk; van Geenen, Rutger CI; Koenraadt, Koen LM; Kusters, Rob; van der Weegen, Walter.
In: JMIR mHealth and uHealth, Vol. 6, No. 12, 10742, 21.12.2018, p. e10742.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing the Efficacy of an Educational Smartphone or Tablet App With Subdivided and Interactive Content to Increase Patients' Medical Knowledge: Randomized Controlled Trial
AU - Timmers, Thomas
AU - Janssen, Loes
AU - Pronk, Yvette
AU - van der Zwaard, Babette C
AU - Koëter, Sander
AU - van Oostveen, Dirk
AU - de Boer, Stefan
AU - Kremers, Keetie
AU - Rutten, Sebastiaan
AU - Das, Dirk
AU - van Geenen, Rutger CI
AU - Koenraadt, Koen LM
AU - Kusters, Rob
AU - van der Weegen, Walter
PY - 2018/12/21
Y1 - 2018/12/21
N2 - Background: Modern health care focuses on shared decision making (SDM) because of its positive effects on patient satisfaction, therapy compliance, and outcomes. Patients' knowledge about their illness and available treatment options, gained through medical education, is one of the key drivers for SDM. Current patient education relies heavily on medical consultation and is known to be ineffective. Objective: This study aimed to determine whether providing patients with information in a subdivided, categorized, and interactive manner via an educational app for smartphone or tablet might increase the knowledge of their illness. Methods: A surgeon-blinded randomized controlled trial was conducted with 213 patients who were referred to 1 of the 6 Dutch hospitals by their general practitioner owing to knee complaints that were indicative of knee osteoarthritis. An interactive app that, in addition to standard care, actively sends informative and pertinent content to patients about their illness on a daily basis by means of push notifications in the week before their consultation. The primary outcome was the level of perceived and actual knowledge that patients had about their knee complaints and the relevant treatment options after the intervention. Results: In total, 122 patients were enrolled in the control group and 91 in the intervention group. After the intervention, the level of actual knowledge (measured on a 0-36 scale) was 52% higher in the app group (26.4 vs 17.4, P)Conclusions: Actively offering patients information in a subdivided (per day), categorized (per theme), and interactive (video and quiz questions) manner significantly increases the level of perceived knowledge and demonstrates a higher level of actual knowledge, compared with standard care educational practices.
AB - Background: Modern health care focuses on shared decision making (SDM) because of its positive effects on patient satisfaction, therapy compliance, and outcomes. Patients' knowledge about their illness and available treatment options, gained through medical education, is one of the key drivers for SDM. Current patient education relies heavily on medical consultation and is known to be ineffective. Objective: This study aimed to determine whether providing patients with information in a subdivided, categorized, and interactive manner via an educational app for smartphone or tablet might increase the knowledge of their illness. Methods: A surgeon-blinded randomized controlled trial was conducted with 213 patients who were referred to 1 of the 6 Dutch hospitals by their general practitioner owing to knee complaints that were indicative of knee osteoarthritis. An interactive app that, in addition to standard care, actively sends informative and pertinent content to patients about their illness on a daily basis by means of push notifications in the week before their consultation. The primary outcome was the level of perceived and actual knowledge that patients had about their knee complaints and the relevant treatment options after the intervention. Results: In total, 122 patients were enrolled in the control group and 91 in the intervention group. After the intervention, the level of actual knowledge (measured on a 0-36 scale) was 52% higher in the app group (26.4 vs 17.4, P)Conclusions: Actively offering patients information in a subdivided (per day), categorized (per theme), and interactive (video and quiz questions) manner significantly increases the level of perceived knowledge and demonstrates a higher level of actual knowledge, compared with standard care educational practices.
KW - patient education
KW - shared decision making
KW - smartphone
KW - decision aid
KW - orthopedics
KW - PHYSICAL-FUNCTION
KW - INFORMED-CONSENT
KW - DECISION-MAKING
KW - ADULTS MEMORY
KW - OLDER-ADULTS
KW - INFORMATION
KW - SATISFACTION
KW - PREFERENCES
KW - INVOLVEMENT
KW - RETENTION
U2 - 10.2196/10742
DO - 10.2196/10742
M3 - Article
VL - 6
SP - e10742
JO - JMIR mHealth and uHealth
JF - JMIR mHealth and uHealth
SN - 2291-5222
IS - 12
M1 - 10742
ER -