Evaluation of an ICF-based patient education programme for stroke patients: A randomized, single-blinded, controlled, multicentre trial of the effects on self-efficacy, life satisfaction and functioning.

CONCLUSION: There was no significant benefit of the ICF-based patient education in comparison with an attention-placebo control group. Considering the importance of the programme for the further implementation of the ICF and the need of developing effective health education interventions for stroke, the methodology used was reviewed and an updated version proposed. STATEMENT OF CONTRIBUTION: What is already known on this subject? Stroke survivors frequently report dissatisfaction about content, delivery and timing of information provision on several aspects of the disease as well as on available support. Although several interventions targeting information provision have been developed in the past years, an optimal format for such interventions has not been established yet. A recent review of health education interventions for stroke survivors encourages therefore the development of new programs providing information in a patient-centred, interactive, personalised, flexible and repetitive manner. What does this study add? An innovative, standardised but content flexible patient education based on the ICF is evaluated. An implementation possibility of the ICF and of an ICF Core Set in clinical practice is presented. The usefulness of the ICF in providing a valuable framework to structure health education interventions is shown. PMID: 23252844 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: research