title: Efficacy study of multimedia rheumatoid arthritis patient education program.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The research goal of improving patient adherence was assessed in this randomized controlled trial of the outcomes of a 15-min multimedia educational program when compared to educational literature for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred eight RA patients from a Midwestern rheumatology outpatient clinic completed the self-reported Medication Adherence Questionnaire (MAQ), the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ), and Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) at baseline and 1 month after education. A paired samples t-test was use for data analyses to determine if there was a significant difference in the change between the groups at preintervention and 1-month postintervention.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There were no significant differences in the scores between the two groups from pretest to posttest. Results from this study showed that medication adherence, illness perception, and disability were not improved by use of multimedia or the literature within 1 month.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings from this research study showed that a short multimedia educational program is as effective as printed materials to educate patients with RA about their disease and treatment. However, neither multimedia nor literature affects medication adherence, illness perception, or disability as self-reported by patients with RA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: Julie A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Unk
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brasington
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055118:Medication Adherence; D008875:Middle Aged; D019212:Multimedia / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D055553:Prescription Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D055553:Prescription Drugs
keywords: Rheumatoid arthritis; communication; health literacy; medications; patient education