PURPOSE: Patients report wanting more information about psoriasis and clear expectations from the onset of therapy. Dermatologists do not think patients receive or internalize adequate information. There isa need for further explanation of treatment regimens to increase knowledge, compliance, and patient satisfaction. Recent advancements in web technology have the potential to improve these psoriasis outcomes. METHODS: A web based application was created to educate psoriasis patients using video, graphics, and textual information. An investigator blinded, randomized, controlled study evaluated the website's efficacy in 50 psoriasis patients at Wake Forest Baptist Health Dermatology. Patients were randomized into two groups: Group 1 received a link to the educational web app and a survey following their visit; Group 2 received a link to the survey with no educational web app. The survey assessed patient knowledge, self reported adherence to medication, and adequacy of addressing concerns. Twenty two patients completed the study. RESULTS: Patients in the web app group scored an average of 11/14 on the psoriasis knowledge quiz, whereas patients in the control group scored an average of 9/14 for an improvement of roughly 18% (p=0.008, n=22). CONCLUSION: Web app based education via DermPatientEd.Com is an efficient way to improve knowledge, but we did not demonstrate improvements in self-reported medication adherence or the ability to address concerns of psoriasis patients.
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PURPOSE:Patients report wanting more information about psoriasis and clear expectations from the onset of therapy. Dermatologists do not think patients receive or internalize adequate information. There isa need for further explanation of treatment regimens to increase knowledge, compliance, and patient satisfaction. Recent advancements in web technology have the potential to improve these psoriasis outcomes. METHODS: A web based application was created to educate psoriasispatients using video, graphics, and textual information. An investigator blinded, randomized, controlled study evaluated the website's efficacy in 50 psoriasispatients at Wake Forest Baptist Health Dermatology. Patients were randomized into two groups: Group 1 received a link to the educational web app and a survey following their visit; Group 2 received a link to the survey with no educational web app. The survey assessed patient knowledge, self reported adherence to medication, and adequacy of addressing concerns. Twenty two patients completed the study. RESULTS:Patients in the web app group scored an average of 11/14 on the psoriasis knowledge quiz, whereas patients in the control group scored an average of 9/14 for an improvement of roughly 18% (p=0.008, n=22). CONCLUSION: Web app based education via DermPatientEd.Com is an efficient way to improve knowledge, but we did not demonstrate improvements in self-reported medication adherence or the ability to address concerns of psoriasispatients.
Authors: Titus Josef Brinker; Dirk Schadendorf; Joachim Klode; Ioana Cosgarea; Alexander Rösch; Philipp Jansen; Ingo Stoffels; Benjamin Izar Journal: JMIR Mhealth Uhealth Date: 2017-07-26 Impact factor: 4.773
Authors: Aurélie Najm; Elena Nikiphorou; Marie Kostine; Christophe Richez; John D Pauling; Axel Finckh; Valentin Ritschl; Yeliz Prior; Petra Balážová; Simon Stones; Zoltan Szekanecz; Annamaria Iagnocco; Sofia Ramiro; Francisca Sivera; Maxime Dougados; Loreto Carmona; Gerd Burmester; Dieter Wiek; Laure Gossec; Francis Berenbaum Journal: RMD Open Date: 2019-09-13