Adepu R, Swamy M K
Department of Pharmacy Practice, JSS College of Pharmacy, Mysore-570 015, India.
Indian J Pharm Sci. 2012 Mar;74(2):174-8. doi: 10.4103/0250-474X.103857.
A prospective study was conducted to develop, validate and assess the usefulness of the patient information leaflets for selected diseases among the patient population. Flesch readability ease score, Baker Able leaflet design criteria were applied to develop the patient information leaflets. The leaflets were validated for both content and translation. Eligible patients meeting the study criteria were enrolled in the study. Suitably designed knowledge, attitude and practice questionnaire was administered at base line followed by patient education complimented with an information leaflet. After a month, knowledge, attitude and practice questionnaire was administered once again to assess the influence of education and usefulness of patient information leaflets on knowledge, attitude and practice scores. The mean readability score of the information leaflets is 80 and Baker Able leaflet design criteria score is 22. Post education knowledge, attitude and practice scores were significantly (P<0.0001) improved in all the enrolled patients in all disease. The study concludes that patient education complemented with suitably designed information leaflet has greater impact on knowledge, attitude and practice of the patients towards their disease management.
开展了一项前瞻性研究，以开发、验证并评估针对特定疾病的患者信息手册在患者群体中的实用性。采用弗莱什易读性简易评分法和贝克·埃布尔手册设计标准来编写患者信息手册。这些手册在内容和翻译方面均经过了验证。符合研究标准的合格患者被纳入研究。在基线时发放精心设计的知识、态度和行为调查问卷，随后对患者进行教育，并辅以一份信息手册。一个月后，再次发放知识、态度和行为调查问卷，以评估教育以及患者信息手册的实用性对知识、态度和行为得分的影响。信息手册的平均易读性得分为80分，贝克·埃布尔手册设计标准得分为22分。在所有疾病的所有入组患者中，教育后的知识、态度和行为得分均有显著提高（P<0.0001）。该研究得出结论，辅以精心设计的信息手册进行患者教育，对患者疾病管理的知识、态度和行为有更大影响。
