Impacts d’un guide pratique sur les connaissances concernant le traitement contre l’eczéma et son application dans une population pédiatrique : phase 1 : conception et validation d'un guide pratique écrit et d'un questionnaire de connaissances sur l'eczéma de l'enfant auprès d'une population de jeunes adultes
Atopic dermatitis, also known as eczema, is a common chronic disease for which treatments are often complex and difficult to understand. This prospective study aims to develop and validate a written action plan and a knowledge questionnaire about eczema in order to fill an existing gap in literature concerning the availability of a self-management training program that would be accessible to patients suffering from this condition. The secondary end-points aim to evaluate the impact of the written action plan as well as the impact of health literacy and other demographic variables on eczema knowledge over a short period of time. A pilot over 11 subjects was firstly conducted in a prenatal class at the University of Sherbrooke. Validity and reliability analyses were performed and allowed for alterations on the written action plan as well as the knowledge questionnaire so that they could be used on a larger scale. These modified assessment tools were then used on the 107 patients recruited at the dermatology clinic of the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (CIUSSS de l’Estrie-CHUS) for comparative analyses. Results demonstrate a significant increase on the short-term eczema knowledge when comparing mean knowledge scores on the pre-test and post-test. On a general basis, there is no significant difference on the knowledge progression for the many demographic variables analysed (delta between pre-test and post-test mean scores). Also, knowledge progression between the different levels of health literacy is comparable. These results demonstrate a lack of impact of health literacy and other demographic variables on the studied assessment tools, which support their applicability on a larger scale. Keywords : Atopic Dermatitis, Eczema, Self-Management, Written Action Plan, Health Education.
Atopic dermatitis Self-management Written action plan Health education