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Front. Public Health
Sec. Public Health Education and Promotion
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1469863
This article is part of the Research Topic The Role of Nursing in Public Health Promotion and Education View all 15 articles

Educational needs and its associated factors among patients

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Yuqing Song Yuqing Song 1,2Weiping Shen Weiping Shen 3*Xue Deng Xue Deng 1,2*Lu Xing Lu Xing 1,2*Yuping Tang Yuping Tang 4*Mei Liu Mei Liu 5*Qiaolin Jiang Qiaolin Jiang 5*Yanling Chen Yanling Chen 6*Benyi He Benyi He 7*Li Wang Li Wang 8*Fangmei Tang Fangmei Tang 2,9*Jianmei Wu Jianmei Wu 8*
  • 1 Department of Gynecological Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
  • 2 Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
  • 3 Department of Rheumatology, Jiujiang First People's Hospital, Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, China
  • 4 Department of Rheumatology, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China
  • 5 Rheumatology and Immunology Department, Deyang People’s hospital, Deyang, China
  • 6 Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
  • 7 Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Vascular Surgery, The First Hospital of Kunming, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
  • 8 Department of rheumatology and Immunology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
  • 9 Department of Obstetric Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China

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    Objective: Patient education is an important part of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) management. Effective patient education should be targeted at specific priorities and needs of the patients. However, the educational needs of patients with AS in China have not been systematically explored. The purpose of this study is to assess the level of educational needs and analyze associated factors in patients with AS in China. Methods: This multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted at five hospitals in China. The Chinese version of the Educational Needs Assessment Tool (ENAT) was used to measure educational needs. Disease activity and physical function were assessed using the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI), and Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI). Multiple linear regression analysis was used to identify the predictors of educational needs. Results: This study included 163 patients with AS. The mean ENAT score was 86.25(31.64). Patients wanted to know more about arthritis process, self-help measures, and treatments. Multivariate linear regression analysis indicated that younger age, female, higher disease activity, and no family history of AS (P<0.05) were positive predictors of educational needs. Conclusion: Patients with AS in China have considerable educational needs, particularly in the domains of arthritis, self-help, and treatment. Female patients and patients with younger age, higher disease activity, and no family history may have higher educational needs. These factors should be considered when conducting need-based patient education programs. Healthcare professionals should integrate need-based patient education into rheumatology care in the future.

    Keywords: Educational needs, ankylosing spondylitis, Patients, health problems, disease activity

    Received: 24 Jul 2024; Accepted: 01 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Song, Shen, Deng, Xing, Tang, Liu, Jiang, Chen, He, Wang, Tang and Wu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Weiping Shen, Department of Rheumatology, Jiujiang First People's Hospital, Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, China
    Xue Deng, Department of Gynecological Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China
    Lu Xing, Department of Gynecological Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China
    Yuping Tang, Department of Rheumatology, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China
    Mei Liu, Rheumatology and Immunology Department, Deyang People’s hospital, Deyang, China
    Qiaolin Jiang, Rheumatology and Immunology Department, Deyang People’s hospital, Deyang, China
    Yanling Chen, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
    Benyi He, Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Vascular Surgery, The First Hospital of Kunming, Kunming, 650000, Yunnan Province, China
    Li Wang, Department of rheumatology and Immunology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
    Fangmei Tang, Department of Obstetric Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China
    Jianmei Wu, Department of rheumatology and Immunology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China

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