Category: Education in Movement Disorders
Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the effects of two identical long-term interprofessional programs(in-person classes and by online classes)on the level of knowledge in people with Parkinson’s disease.
Background: Parkinson’s Disease is a cronic disease wihth a complex combination of motor and non-motor symptoms The World Health Organization recommends that for health care, especially in chronic diseases, care should be centered on the person. According to this model, the education is crucial to empower the person to occupy an active role in the health process, gaining greater control over decisions and actions affecting their health.
Method: 34 people with a diagnosis of Idiopathic Parkinson’s disease, in stage 1-4 of disease evolution according to Hoehn and Yahr classification, with 67(SD=9.4)years of age and 22.16(SD=6.4)in Montreal Cognitive Assessment, were randomized into two groups:In-person lecture group(IPG)and Online lecture group(OLG). The lectures on management of motor and non-motor alterations associate with PD were offered by multidisciplinary team. All participants were asked to answer a survey to evaluate the knowledge improvement before(EV1), immediately(EV2)and 30 days(EV3)after each lecture and 12 months after the beginning of the program(EV4). The survey consisted of 20 questions(2 per lecture) where the score 0 indicated the absence of knowledge and score 5 indicated the full knowledge of lectures’ key points. The results were analyzed by ANOVA for repeated measures considering as factor group(IPG and OLG)and assessment points (EV1XEV2XEV3XEV4).
Results: The ANOVA applied for the survey’s scores for the lecture 1,5 and 8 showed a significant effect for evaluation factor(p <.001).The post-hoc test confirmed a significant knowledge improvement after the lecture, kept at the program end, regardless of group(p<.001). The post-hoc test confirmed a significant knowledge improvement after these lectures kept at the program end for the IPG group only (p<.001).
Conclusion: The multidisciplinary health education program of in-person lectures was more efficient to improve the level of knowledge than an identical online program.
To cite this abstract in AMA style:
C. Dias, T. Figueiredo, A. da Costa, E. Okamoto, M. Piemonte. Comparison between the results of two multidisciplinary health education program to improve the level of knowledge on key points for the management of motor and non-motor symptoms in people with Parkinson’s disease: a randomized clinical trial [abstract]. Mov Disord. 2020; 35 (suppl 1). https://www.mdsabstracts.org/abstract/comparison-between-the-results-of-two-multidisciplinary-health-education-program-to-improve-the-level-of-knowledge-on-key-points-for-the-management-of-motor-and-non-motor-symptoms-in-people-with-parki/. Accessed May 13, 2025.« Back to MDS Virtual Congress 2020
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