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Development and Evaluation of Patient Information Leaflets (PIL) Usefulness
1Department of Pharmacy Practice, JSS College of Pharmacy, Mysore-570 015, India.
Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
|January 18, 2013
Summary
Patient education using well-designed information leaflets significantly improves patient knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) for disease management. These validated leaflets enhance patient understanding and engagement in their healthcare.
Area of Science:
- Health Literacy
- Patient Education
- Medical Communication
Background:
- Effective patient education is crucial for disease management.
- Patient information leaflets (PILs) are common educational tools.
- Assessing the usefulness and design of PILs is essential for optimizing patient understanding.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate patient information leaflets (PILs) for selected diseases.
- To assess the usefulness of these PILs in improving patient knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP).
- To evaluate the impact of patient education combined with PILs on disease management.
Main Methods:
- Prospective study design.
- Development of PILs using Flesch readability ease and Baker Able leaflet design criteria.
- Validation of PILs for content and translation.
- Administration of knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) questionnaires at baseline and post-intervention.
- Patient education provided alongside PILs.
Main Results:
- Developed PILs achieved a mean readability score of 80 and a Baker Able score of 22.
- Post-education KAP scores significantly improved (P<0.0001) across all enrolled patients and diseases.
- Demonstrated a positive influence of education and PILs on KAP scores.
Conclusions:
- Suitably designed and validated patient information leaflets enhance health literacy.
- Patient education, when complemented by effective PILs, significantly improves patient knowledge, attitude, and practice.
- This approach positively impacts patient engagement in disease management.
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