News: Teaching adolescents about acne
Both
written handouts and computerized presentation with audiovisual components may
be effective in teaching adolescents about acne, according to the results of a
study reported in the Archives of Dermatology.
The study aimed to compare written handouts
with audiovisual computerized presentations in their efficacy in educating
adolescents about acne vulgaris.
101 adolescent patients, aged 13 to 17
years, completed a brief enrollment questionnaire measuring baseline knowledge
regarding acne vulgaris. Participants were then randomized to receive a written
handout or to watch an audiovisual computerized presentation, and they then
completed identical questionnaires to evaluate their change in knowledge
regarding acne vulgaris immediately after the intervention and again at 1
month.
In the study, 80 patients completed
baseline questionnaires, and 77 (96%) completed all 3 questionnaires. The
patients baseline knowledge was not significantly different between intervention
groups. There was significant improvement from baseline immediately after the
intervention (P< 0,001). Both intervention groups continued at 1 month to
demonstrate significantly improved knowledge from baseline (P < .001).
"The
results of our study support the notion that computerized
audiovisual presentations serve as effective teaching tools in the clinic and
may relieve the burden on busy health care providers," the study authors
write.
Source: Arch Dermatol. 2008;144:208-214.
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