Evaluation of an educational programme with workshops for families of children with food allergies
Allergol. immunopatol
; 44(2): 113-119, mar.-abr. 2016. tab, graf
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in English
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
When a child is diagnosed with a food allergy, prevention and patient education are the key interventions for maintaining the child's health and quality of life and that of his or her whole family. However, health education activities for the families of children with food allergies are very limited, and most of these activities have not been evaluated. Therefore, the objectives of the present study were to develop an educational programme, to empower its participants through workshops, and to evaluate its results.METHODS:
Several types of educational materials were created specifically for the programme, called "Proyecto CESA" ("STOP-FAR Project Stop Food-Induced Allergic Reactions"). The programme was carried out in seven Spanish cities and was attended by parents and caregivers. The workshops were led by physicians specialising in allergies and by expert patients. Afterwards, participant learning and satisfaction were evaluated based on questionnaires that were completed both before and after the workshops.RESULTS:
A significant improvement was observed in 29 items out of 40 (McNemar's test). Participant satisfaction with the programme was also very high 90% rated the course between 8 and 10 points out of a possible 10 (41% rated it as a 10).CONCLUSION:
The face-to-face workshops, which included utilisation of educational materials, had positive results in terms of learning as well as in levels of satisfaction in participating familiesRESUMEN
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Collection:
National databases
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Spain
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Health Education
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Epidemiological Monitoring
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Food Hypersensitivity
Type of study:
Qualitative research
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Screening study
Aspects:
Patient-preference
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Allergol. immunopatol
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Asociación Española de Personas con Alergia a Alimentos y Látex AEPNAA/Spain
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Elikate/Spain
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Eschoolapio/Spain
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Hospital Universitario La Paz/Spain
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Immunitas Vera/Spain
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Norwegian Centre for Integrated Care/Norway