- Title
- Optimising care of patients with chronic disease: patient-oriented education may improve disease knowledge and self-management
- Creator
- Hayward, Kelly L.; Horsfall, Leigh U.; Ruffin, Brittany J.; Cottrell, W. Neil; Chachay, Veronique S.; Irvine, Katherine M.; Martin, Jennifer H.; Powell, Elizabeth E.; Valery, Patricia C.
- Relation
- Funding BodyNHMRCGrant Number1083090 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1083090
- Relation
- Internal Medicine Journal Vol. 47, Issue 8, p. 952-955
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.13505
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2017
- Description
- Many patients with chronic disease do not possess the knowledge and skills required to access and interpret appropriate health information. A pilot study in people with liver cirrhosis (n = 50) identified that only 54% of patients could recall being given written information by a clinician and 64% had self-sought information, most commonly using the Internet. Many patients reported difficulties understanding the material and the majority wanted more accessible information. A pilot chronic disease educational booklet was well received by the study participants with 85% reporting it was helpful and 78% using it in between clinic appointments.
- Subject
- chronic disease; health education; liver cirrhosis; patient education
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1397028
- Identifier
- uon:34168
- Identifier
- ISSN:1444-0903
- Language
- eng
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