Marta Favero
Validation of the Italian version of the educational needs assessment tool in rheumatoid arthritis patients and factors associated with educational needs
Favero, Marta; Ometto, Francesca; Salaffi, Fausto; Belluzzi, Elisa; Ortolan, Augusta; Lorenzin, Mariagrazia; Felicetti, Mara; Punzi, Leonardo; Ndosi, Mwidimi; Ramonda, Roberta
Authors
Francesca Ometto
Fausto Salaffi
Elisa Belluzzi
Augusta Ortolan
Mariagrazia Lorenzin
Mara Felicetti
Leonardo Punzi
Dr Mwidimi Ndosi Mwidimi.Ndosi@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Nursing Rheumatology
Roberta Ramonda
Abstract
The educational needs assessment tool (ENAT) is a seven-domain questionnaire assessing the educational needs (EN) of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The aim of this study was to validate the Italian version of the ENAT and to identify factors associated with EN in people with RA. The original English ENAT version was translated into Italian according to Beaton's method and subjected to Rasch analysis for validity testing. Socio-demographic and clinical variables were tested for associations with the ENAT domain scores using a multivariable linear regression model. The ENAT translated well into Italian and retained its construct validity. Some adjustments were needed when pooling the Italian and English datasets. The overall score of the ENAT had a high median: 82.8 (interquartile range (IQR): 57.5 to 100) i.e., 72.4% of the maximum score. The highest score was observed in the domain "Arthritis process" and the lowest was in "Support systems". Only gender was independently associated with EN (females having higher EN than males). The Italian ENAT is feasible for the use in the clinical setting and may help the health care practitioners to tailor educational interventions for RA patients. The characteristics of the patients, particularly female gender, may be associated with higher EN.
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Sep 23, 2020 |
Online Publication Date | Oct 1, 2020 |
Publication Date | Dec 1, 2020 |
Deposit Date | Oct 1, 2020 |
Publicly Available Date | Oct 7, 2020 |
Journal | Journal of Personalized Medicine |
Electronic ISSN | 2075-4426 |
Publisher | MDPI |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 10 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 1-14 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm10040150 |
Keywords | rheumatoid arthritis; educational needs assessment tool |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/6735692 |
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