Davis P, Busch A J, Lowe J C, Taniguchi J, Djkowich B
Patient Educ Couns. 1994 Aug;24(1):55-61. doi: 10.1016/0738-3991(94)90025-6.
We have evaluated the effects of an education program on the knowledge and self-efficacy of 51 rheumatoid arthritis patients, using two previously validated questionnaires. At completion of the program, both knowledge and self-efficacy were significantly improved and this was maintained at follow-up. However, there was no correlation between knowledge and self-efficacy at baseline and follow-up, suggesting that these variables improved independently of each other. We conclude that education programs are a worthwhile means of improving the non-medical causes of morbidity in rheumatoid arthritis patients and that the two instruments utilized are a valuable means of both demonstrating effectiveness and quality assurance.
我们使用两份先前经验证有效的问卷，评估了一项教育计划对51名类风湿性关节炎患者的知识水平和自我效能的影响。在该计划结束时，知识水平和自我效能均显著提高，且在随访时得以维持。然而，在基线和随访时，知识水平与自我效能之间并无相关性，这表明这些变量是相互独立改善的。我们得出结论，教育计划是改善类风湿性关节炎患者发病的非医学原因的一种有价值的方式，并且所使用的这两种工具是证明有效性和质量保证的宝贵手段。
