Evaluation of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Education Literature: The ERADEL Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 376
- 试验地点
- 3
- 主要终点
- Patient knowledge about rheumatoid arthritis
研究概览
简要总结
Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory disease that results in joint inflammation, pain and swelling. It may progress to advance stages that render patients unable to carry out their daily activities. It also results in joints deformity and is a leading cause of disability globally.
Patient education plays an important role in the management of disease. Adequate patient knowledge and awareness about disease may help in incorporating the ailment in daily life. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the benefit of a disease education literature in Urdu language and with culturally relevant illustration for rheumatoid arthritis patients.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Health Services Research
- 盲法
- Single (Investigator)
盲法说明
The investigator will be blinded from randomization and recruitment process.
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Out-patients with established diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis over 3 months.
- •Participants who are willing to participate in the study.
排除标准
- •Patients with no rheumatoid arthritis.
- •Patients currently undergoing surgery or had previous history of surgery.
- •Patients who are not willing to participate.
- •In-patients.
结局指标
主要结局
Patient knowledge about rheumatoid arthritis
时间窗: 3 months
Measurement of patient's knowledge and awareness about rheumatoid arthritis using The 13-item Rheumatoid Arthritis Knowledge Assessment Scale (RAKAS-13) before and after the intervention. The RAKAS-13 is a psychometric tool consisting of 13 multiple choice questions related to rheumatoid arthritis disease knowledge. All questions have 1 point for "Right" answer and zero (0) points for "Wrong" answer. The scoring criteria are as follows: Excellent knowledge More than 75% correct answers = Above 11 points Adequate knowledge More than 50% or equal to 75% correct answers = 8 - 10 points Low knowledge More than 30% or equal to 50% correct answers = 5 - 7 points Poor knowledge Less than 30% correct answers = 4 points or less.
次要结局
- Patient satisfaction(3 months)
研究者
Atta Abbas Naqvi
Research Assistant
Universiti Sains Malaysia