- Title
- Effectiveness of a patient education intervention in enhancing the self-efficacy of hospitalized patients to recognize and report acute deteriorating conditions
- Creator
- See, Min Ting Alicia; Chan, Wai-Chi Sally; Huggan, Paul John; Tay, Yee Kian; Liaw, Sok Ying
- Relation
- Patient Education and Counseling Vol. 97, Issue 1, p. 122-127
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2014.07.003
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ireland
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2014
- Description
- Objective: To develop and pilot test the effectiveness of a patient education intervention in enhancing the self-efficacy of hospitalized patients to recognize and report symptoms of acute deteriorating conditions. Method: Using cluster randomization, acute care general wards were randomized to the experimental and control groups. 34 patients in the experimental group received a 30-minute patient education intervention on Alert Worsening conditions And Report Early (AWARE) while 33 patients in the control group received the routine care only. Levels of self-efficacy to recognize and report symptoms were measured before and after the intervention. Results: The level of self-efficacy reported by the experimental group was significantly higher than the control group (p < 0.0001). Conclusion: The AWARE intervention was effective in enhancing the self-efficacy of hospitalized patients to recognize and report acute deteriorating conditions. Practical implications: Patient engagement through patient education could be included in the rapid response system which aims to reduce hospital mortality and cardiac arrest rates in the general wards.
- Subject
- patient education; deterioration; recognize and report symptoms
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1301494
- Identifier
- uon:20298
- Identifier
- ISSN:0738-3991
- Language
- eng
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