Journal of Isfahan Medical School

Journal of Isfahan Medical School

Evaluation of Educational Self-Care Needs of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: From the Perspective of Patients and Experts

Document Type : Original Article (s)

Authors
Farin Tatari 1
Hassan Ebrahimpour-Sadagheyani 2
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabur, Iran
2 Student Research Committee, Department of Health Information Technology, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabur, Iran
10.48305/jims.v40.i675.0421
Abstract
Background: Implementing a coherent multidisciplinary self-care program in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) based on their needs can improve their health status. This study was conducted to investigate the self-care education needs in patients with MS from the perspective of experts and patients.
Methods: The present study is a cross-sectional analytical study conducted in Neishabour in 2020. A total of 100 participants who were selected by non-probability sampling method participated in this study. Data were collected from two 22-item Likert-based researcher-made questionnaires. The validity of the content of the items was confirmed based on the Waltz and Basel index (CVI > 0.79) and the reliability of the instrument was retested with a correlation coefficient of 0.89. The questionnaires included two sections: demographics and education needs. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Mann-Whitney and t-test).
Findings: With regards to the type and method of learning, 52 (86.7%) patients preferred to learn self-care educational materials electronically. According to experts, teaching effective physical exercises was most necessary, while from the patients' point of view, teaching complementary therapies and traditional medicine was most needed. The most important educational priority of patients was about how to overcome sexual problems, while according to experts, education on how to deal with intestinal and urinary disorders and management of weakness and fatigue caused by the disease had the highest priority.
Conclusion: The results showed the scope and content of self-care education in patients with M S differed from experts and patients point of view.
Keywords
Needs assessment
Patient education
Multiple sclerosis
Self-care
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Journal of Isfahan Medical School
Volume 40, Issue 675
3rd Week, August
Summer 2022
Pages 421-428

  • Receive Date 14 August 2022