title: The Eczema Education Programme: intervention development and model feasibility.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The systematic support of parents of children with eczema is essential to their effective management; however, we have few models of support. This study examines the rationale, evidence base and development of a large-scale, structured, theory-based, nurse-led intervention, the 'Eczema Education Programme' (EEP), for parents of children with eczema.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To outline development of the EEP, model of delivery, determine its feasibility and evaluate this based on service access and parental satisfaction data.
  
  
  METHODS
  Parent-child dyads meeting EEP referral criteria were recruited and demographic information recorded. A questionnaire survey of parental satisfaction was conducted 4 weeks post EEP; parental focus groups at 6 weeks provided comparative qualitative data. Descriptive statistics were derived from the questionnaire data using Predictive Analytics Software (PASW); content analysis was applied to focus group data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 356 parents attended the EEP during the evaluation period. Service access was achieved for those in a challenging population. Both survey data (n = 146 parents, 57%) and focus group data (n = 21) revealed a significant level of parental satisfaction with the programme.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It was feasible to provide the EEP as an adjunct to normal clinical care on a large scale, achieving a high level of patient/parent satisfaction and access within an urban area of multiple deprivation and high mobility. The intervention is transferable and the results are generalizable to other ethnically diverse child eczema populations within metropolitan areas in Britain. A multicentre RCT is required to test the effectiveness of this intervention on a larger scale.
authors.affiliation: St. John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Ersser
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dennis
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Farasat
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: More
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003625:Data Collection; D004485:Eczema / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D017145:Models, Educational; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000639:trends*; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom