The effect of problem-based learning in patient education after an event of CORONARY heart disease – a randomised study in PRIMARY health care: design and methodology of the COR-PRIM study
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Key result
Problem-based learning in primary health care is being evaluated in the COR-PRIM randomized controlled trial to determine its long-term effects on empowerment and self-care in 165 patients with coronary heart disease.
Why the study?
Does problem-based learning patient education improve empowerment to reach self-care goals in patients with recent coronary heart disease?
Population
165 planned patients of all ages with coronary heart disease verified by MI, PCI, and/or CABG within 12…
Comparison
Patient education program in primary health care… vs Conventional care plus home-sent written patient…
Design
RCT, Sealed unmarked opaque envelopes using a block of 18 study numbers…
Follow-up
1, 3, and 5 years
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Implication
This study protocol outlines a randomized controlled trial to determine if problem-based learning in primary care improves empowerment and self-care in patients with recent coronary heart disease compared to standard home-sent information.
Study Design
Type
RCT (n=165)
Blinding
Open-label
Randomization
Permuted-block randomization
Multicenter
Yes
Structured PICO
Does problem-based learning patient education improve empowerment to reach self-care goals in patients with recent coronary heart disease?
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Population
165 patients with stable coronary heart disease, verified by MI, PCI, or CABG within the past 12 months, to be followed for up to 5 years.
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Intervention
Patient education program in primary health care by trained district nurses applying problem-based learning (PBL) to groups of 6-9 patients meeting on 13 occasions for two hours over one year, in addition to conventional care.
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Comparator
Conventional care plus home-sent written patient information on 11 occasions during the year, and two group meetings (directly following randomization and after one year).
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Outcome
Empowerment to reach self-care goals one year after randomisation, measured by the SWE-CES-10 questionnaire.patient reported
This study protocol outlines a randomized controlled trial to determine if problem-based learning in primary care improves empowerment and self-care in patients with recent coronary heart disease compared to standard home-sent information.
Limitations
- Patients and nurses/tutors cannot be blinded to the educational intervention
Cite This Study
Kärner et al. (2012) conducted an RCT in Coronary heart disease (n=165). Problem-based learning (PBL) patient education vs. Standardised home-sent patient information was evaluated on Empowerment to reach self-care goals one year after randomisation (measured by SWE-CES-10). Problem-based learning in primary health care is being evaluated in the COR-PRIM randomized controlled trial to determine its long-term effects on empowerment and self-care in 165 patients with coronary heart disease.
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