Disease-related knowledge acquisition through structured patient information in rheumatoid arthritis (StruPI-RA) : First results of the StruPI-RA study in Germany

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: The structured patient information for rheumatoid arthritis (StruPi-RA) program was the first standardized outpatient education program in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Germany. The main objective of the study was to determine the efficacy of the StruPi-RA program concerning disease-specific knowledge acquisition in patients with early stage RA or after changing the treatment regimen.

METHODS: A total of 61 patients were included in a control group design, 32 in the intervention group (IG) and 29 in the control group (CG). Patients of the IG attended 3 modules of 90 min in a structured patient information program (StruPI-RA) including the topics of diagnostics, treatment and living with RA. Patients in the CG only received information material from the German Rheumatism League. The primary target criterion was the disease-related acquisition of knowledge, measured with the patient knowledge questionnaire (PKQ). Data were collected before and after participation in StruPI-RA.

RESULTS: The improvement in knowledge in the IG attending the StruPI-RA compared to the CG was significant in time and group comparisons. No influence of disease duration or educational level was observed. The subscale treatment alone showed a significant difference in the group and time comparison.

CONCLUSION: Participation in the StruPI-RA program in early RA was associated with a significant increase in disease-specific knowledge compared to the control group of patients. This leads to better decision-making in terms of treatment, a more beneficial doctor-patient communication and better self-management. In the long term an improvement in treatment adherence and quality of life is expected.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:80

Enthalten in:

Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie - 80(2021), 4 vom: 06. Mai, Seite 364-372

Sprache:

Deutsch

Weiterer Titel:

Krankheitsbezogener Wissenserwerb durch strukturierte Patienteninformation bei Rheumatoider Arthritis (StruPI-RA) : Erste Ergebnisse der StruPI-RA-Studie in Deutschland

Beteiligte Personen:

Schwarze, M [VerfasserIn]
Fieguth, V [VerfasserIn]
Schuch, F [VerfasserIn]
Sandner, P [VerfasserIn]
Edelmann, E [VerfasserIn]
Händel, A [VerfasserIn]
Kettler, M [VerfasserIn]
Hanke, A [VerfasserIn]
Kück, M [VerfasserIn]
Stein, L [VerfasserIn]
Stille, C [VerfasserIn]
Fellner, M [VerfasserIn]
De Angelis, V [VerfasserIn]
Touissant, S [VerfasserIn]
Specker, C [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Early rheumatoid arthritis
Health Literacy
Journal Article
Outpatient care
Patient education
Patient knowledge questionnaire

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Date Completed 06.05.2021

Date Revised 11.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00393-020-00871-7

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM314982434