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Web-based self-management support training for health professionals: a pilot study.

Veronica Yank1, Diana Laurent, Kathryn Plant

  • 1Division of General Medical Disciplines, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94304-5411, USA. vyank@stanford.edu

Patient Education and Counseling
|October 4, 2012
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Summary

This study shows a web-based training effectively improved health professionals' beliefs and confidence in supporting patient self-management. The program enhances provider skills, potentially maximizing patient health outcomes.

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Area of Science:

  • Health professions education
  • Patient self-management support
  • Digital health interventions

Background:

  • Patients require effective self-management support, with most time spent outside clinical settings.
  • Health professionals play a crucial role in empowering patients for self-management.
  • Existing training gaps hinder optimal patient self-management support.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess a web-based training program designed to equip health professionals with self-management support skills.
  • To improve health professionals' self-efficacy and confidence in guiding patient self-management.
  • To evaluate the feasibility and impact of digital training in healthcare settings.

Main Methods:

  • A cohort of primary care residents and practicing providers participated in four interactive web-based training sessions.

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  • Training content was grounded in self-efficacy theory.
  • Retrospective pre/post assessments measured changes in beliefs and confidence, analyzed using Wilcoxon signed-rank tests.
  • Qualitative feedback was gathered through focus groups.

    • Main Results:

    • Fifty-seven participants across the US completed the training.
    • Residents showed significant positive changes in self-management beliefs (P 0.001-0.012).
    • Practicing providers demonstrated significant improvements in beliefs (P 0.001-0.018) and confidence (P<0.01).
    • Participants reported increased usefulness of techniques, reduced burnout, and greater acceptance of patient involvement.

    Conclusions:

    • Web-based self-management support training is a feasible method for enhancing health professionals' beliefs and confidence.
    • The training program shows potential to improve patient self-management by boosting provider self-efficacy and skills.
    • This intervention offers a scalable solution to improve the quality of patient self-management support.