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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

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Authors

Marta Favero

Francesca Ometto

Fausto Salaffi

Elisa Belluzzi

Augusta Ortolan

Mariagrazia Lorenzin

Mara Felicetti

Leonardo Punzi

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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.

Citation

Favero, M., Ometto, F., Salaffi, F., Belluzzi, E., Ortolan, A., Lorenzin, M., …Ramonda, R. (2020). Validation of the Italian version of the educational needs assessment tool in rheumatoid arthritis patients and factors associated with educational needs. Journal of Personalized Medicine, 10(4), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm10040150

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Sep 23, 2020
Online Publication Date Oct 1, 2020
Publication Date Dec 1, 2020
Deposit Date Oct 1, 2020
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
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