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Jumanah Karim1, Sofianne Gabrielli1, Pasquale Mule1
1Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, UK.
Insights
An educational video significantly improved understanding of chronic urticaria (CU) in paediatric patients and their families. Post-video scores increased by 0.27, demonstrating the tool's effectiveness in enhancing CU knowledge.
Area of Science:
- Allergy and Immunology
- Pediatric Health
- Medical Education
Background:
- Limited patient educational resources exist for chronic urticaria (CU).
- Effective patient education is crucial for managing chronic conditions like CU.
- Addressing knowledge gaps in pediatric CU patients and families is a priority.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and evaluate an educational video for pediatric patients with chronic urticaria.
- To assess the video's effectiveness in improving patient and family understanding of CU and its management.
- To provide a scalable educational tool for allergy outpatient clinics.
Main Methods:
- Recruited 53 pediatric patients with CU from July 2020 to May 2022.
- Administered a five-question knowledge assessment pre- and post-viewing of a 5-minute animated educational video.
- Assessed knowledge retention at a 1-year follow-up.
Main Results:
- Mean pre-video score was 0.67, significantly increasing to 0.94 post-video (P < 0.001).
- A mean score improvement of 0.27 was observed, indicating significant knowledge gain.
- At 1-year follow-up, the mean score remained high at 0.83, showing sustained knowledge retention.
Conclusions:
- The animated educational video effectively improved understanding of chronic urticaria among pediatric patients and families.
- Nontraditional educational tools like videos are valuable for patient education in allergy care.
- Further research should explore and compare various educational methods for optimizing patient knowledge.
Background:
There is a lack of patient educational resources about chronic urticaria (CU).
Aims:
To develop and test the effectiveness of an education tool to help paediatric patients and their families better understand CU and its management.
Methods:
From July 2020 to May 2022, paediatric patients with a history of CU who presented to the allergy outpatient clinics at our institution were recruited. Consenting families and patients were asked to complete five questions related to the definition, causes and management of CU at the time of presentation to the clinic. Participants were shown a 5-min animated video addressing the main knowledge gaps about CU. At the end of the video, participants were redirected to the same five questions to respond again. The scores were recorded as a proportion of correct answers (range 0·0-1·0).
Results:
In total, 53 patients [30 girls (56·6%), 23 boys (43·4%); mean age 9·7 ± 5·1 years, range 1·4-18·5 years] were recruited. The mean baseline pre-video education questionnaire score was 0·67 ± 0·2 (range 0·2-1·0), while the mean post-video score was 0·94 ± 0·1 (range 0·4-1·0), a mean score difference of 0·27, which was statistically significant (P < 0·001). At the 1-year follow-up, 14 (26·4%) patients answered the questionnaire again to assess retention of knowledge; the mean score was 0·83 ± 0·2 (range 0·2-1·0).
Conclusions:
Our educational video was successful in educating patients and their families to better understand urticaria. Future studies should aim to optimize patient education through nontraditional tools such as videos, and compare knowledge gain using different methods of education.
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