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Out-of-School Health Education for Adolescents: Exploring the Impact of a Hospital Visit
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Bayirli, Hakan; Coskun Keskin, Sevgi; Keskin, Yusuf – Health Education Journal, 2023
Objectives: Adolescence is a critical phase of life, involving both risks and opportunities. Preventive health services in this phase contribute to the development of adolescents' models for adulthood. The current study aimed to illuminate adolescents' experiences regarding health education through a patient visit in a hospital, which provides a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, High School Students, Field Trips
Identification of Facebook Posts on Nephrology-Related Terms That Benefit Patient Outreach
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Abdullah, Rafidah; Zakaria, Nor Fadhlina; Mushahar, Lily; Yakob, Suryati – Health Education Journal, 2023
Objective: The impact of social media on public health has been examined in various studies. However, none have explored user engagement based on the type of Facebook posts related to renal disease. Therefore, the present study sought to determine which type of nephrology-related posts have greater user engagement. Setting: Facebook pages.…
Descriptors: Identification, Social Networks, Case Studies, Physicians
Diabetes Education Needs of Chinese Australians: A Qualitative Study
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Choi, Tammie S. T.; Walker, Karen Z.; Ralston, Robin A.; Palermo, Claire – Health Education Journal, 2015
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate a type 2 diabetes education programme for Chinese Australians, based on the experience of participants and by exploring the unique needs of Chinese patients, their health beliefs and their cultural behaviours. Design and setting: A qualitative ethnographic study was undertaken in a community health…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Education, Diabetes, Asians
Ottawa Panel Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Patient Education in the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
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Brosseau, Lucie; Wells, George A.; Tugwell, Peter; Egan, Mary; Dubouloz, Claire-Jehanne; Welch, Vivian A.; Trafford, Laura; Sredic, Danjiel; Pohran, Kathryn; Smoljanic, Jovana; Vukosavljevic, Ivan; De Angelis, Gino; Loew, Laurianne; McEwan, Jessica; Bell, Mary; Finestone, Hillel M.; Lineker, Sydney; King, Judy; Jelly, Wilma; Casimiro, Lynn; Haines-Wangda, Angela; Russell-Doreleyers, Marion; Laferriere, Lucie; Lambert, Kim – Health Education Journal, 2012
Background and purpose: The objective of this article is to create guidelines for education interventions in the management of patients ([greater than] 18 years old) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: The Ottawa Methods Group identified and synthesized evidence from comparative controlled trials using Cochrane Collaboration methods. The…
Descriptors: Evidence, Guidelines, Medical Education, Patients
People Getting a Grip on Arthritis II: An Innovative Strategy to Implement Clinical Practice Guidelines for Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis Patients through Facebook
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Brosseau, Lucie; Wells, George A.; Brooks, Sydney; De Angelis, G.; Bell, Mary; Egan, Mary; Poitras, Stephane; King, Judy; Casimiro, Lynn; Loew, Laurianne; Novikov, Michael – Health Education Journal, 2014
Objective: The purpose of the study is to determine if an updated online evidence-based educational programme delivered through Facebook is effective in improving the knowledge, skills, and self-efficacy of patients with arthritis in relation to evidence-based self-management rehabilitation interventions for osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Diseases, Patients, Self Management
Perceived Health Status and Utilization of Specialty Care: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Patients with Chronic Diseases
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Glover, Saundra; Bellinger, Jessica D.; Bae, Sejong; Rivers, Patrick A.; Singh, Karan P. – Health Education Journal, 2010
Objective: The objective of this study is to determine racial and ethnic variations in specialty care utilization based on (a) perceived health status and (b) chronic disease status. Methods: Variations in specialty care utilization, by perceived health and chronic disease status, were examined using the Commonwealth Fund Health Care Quality…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, Health Conditions, Incidence, Medical Services
Palliative Care and the Need for Education--Do We Know What Makes a Difference? A Limited Systematic Review
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Bugge, Ellen; Higginson, Irene J. – Health Education Journal, 2006
Caring for patients with progressive illness who need symptomatic and palliative care involves professionals as well as non-professionals. Within the variety of settings that may exist around a patient, education will be constantly needed. A limited systematic review was therefore conducted in order to highlight factors that influence informal…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Databases, Patients, Foreign Countries