Abstract
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Purpose
- The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of interactive pictorial education on community dwelling older Korean adults’ self-efficacy and knowledge for safe medication.
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Methods
- A quasi-experimental, three-group pre- and post-intervention design was used in this study. The interactive pictorial education was designed to suit the learning patterns and psychomotor skills of older adults. The education content, dealing with safe medication, was delivered over three sessions. A total of 136 older adults from local senior centers were assigned to one of the three groups: a) interactive pictorial education plus information booklet (experimental); b) education only with information booklet (conventional); or c) no intervention (control).
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Results
- Participants receiving interactive pictorial education had significantly higher self-efficacy (F=24.32, p<.001) and knowledge (F=24.26, p<.001) scores than the information booklet or control group at post intervention. Post-hoc analyses indicated that both the interactive pictorial and the information booklet groups had significantly higher self-efficacy and knowledge scores than the control group at the post-test point (p<.05). Furthermore, the interactive pictorial group had higher self-efficacy and knowledge scores than the information booklet group at the post-test point (p<.05).
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Conclusion
- These results suggest that the interactive pictorial education is an innovative approach that provides a means for older adults to learn appropriate medication use to improve their own health. It empowers older adults with different literacy levels to enhance their self-efficacy and knowledge for the safe use of medication.
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Keywords: Medication; Education; Aged; Self efficacy; Knowledge
Figure 1.Interactive pictorial map for education.
Figure 2.Interactive pictorial cards for education.
Figure 3.Changes in the scores of self-efficacy for three groups.
Figure 4.Changes in the scores of knowledge for three groups.
Table 1.Homogeneity Test for General Characteristics between the Experimental Group and Control Groups (N=136)
Characteristic |
Categories |
Interactive pictorial (n=45)
|
Information booklet (n=45)
|
Control (n=46)
|
χ² or F |
p
|
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
Gender |
Male |
21 (46.7) |
22 (48.9) |
22 (47.8) |
10.50 |
.228 |
|
Female |
24 (53.3) |
23 (51.1) |
24 (52.2) |
|
|
Age (yr) |
65-69 |
7 (15.6) |
9 (20.0) |
7 (15.6) |
5.52 |
.523 |
|
70-74 |
12 (26.7) |
14 (31.1) |
11 (24.4) |
|
|
|
75-79 |
10 (22.2) |
10 (22.2) |
13 (28.9) |
|
|
|
≥80 |
16 (35.6) |
12 (26.7) |
14 (31.1) |
|
|
|
M (SD) |
76.0 (6.5) |
74.6 (5.8) |
76.8 (6.0) |
76.0 (6.0) |
|
Education |
None (illiterate) |
4 (8.9) |
5 (11.1) |
5 (10.9) |
6.91 |
.103 |
level |
None (literate) |
6 (13.3) |
6 (13.4) |
7 (15.2) |
|
|
|
Elementary |
23 (51.1) |
22 (48.9) |
22 (47.8) |
|
|
|
Middle school |
10 (22.2) |
11 (24.4) |
10 (21.7) |
|
|
|
≥High school |
2 (4.4) |
1 (2.2) |
2 (4.4) |
|
|
Marital status |
Married |
20 (44.4) |
20 (44.4) |
19 (41.3) |
1.90 |
.070 |
|
Bereavement |
22 (48.9) |
23 (51.2) |
25 (54.3) |
|
|
|
Divorced |
3 (6.7) |
2 (4.4) |
2 (4.4) |
|
|
Income |
Low |
15 (33.3) |
14 (31.1) |
14 (30.4) |
6.01 |
.786 |
|
Medium |
17 (37.8) |
20 (44.4) |
20 (43.5) |
|
|
|
High |
13 (28.9) |
11 (24.4) |
12 (26.1) |
|
|
Health |
Very good |
5 (11.2) |
7 (15.6) |
5 (10.9) |
2.05 |
.057 |
condition |
Good |
12 (26.7) |
9 (20.0) |
13 (28.3) |
|
|
|
Fair |
20 (44.4) |
21 (46.7) |
19 (41.3) |
|
|
|
Somewhat bad |
6 (13.3) |
6 (13.3) |
8 (17.4) |
|
|
|
Very bad |
2 (4.4) |
2 (4.4) |
1 (2.1) |
|
|
Number of |
0 |
1 (2.2) |
3 (6.7) |
2 (4.3) |
1.81 |
.454 |
medical |
1 |
20 (44.4) |
18 (40.0) |
20 (43.6) |
|
|
diagnosis |
2 |
18 (40.0) |
12 (26.7) |
14 (30.4) |
|
|
|
3 |
5 (11.1) |
9 (20.0) |
8 (17.4) |
|
|
|
4 |
1 (2.3) |
3 (6.6) |
2 (4.3) |
|
|
Number of |
1-2 |
20 (44.4) |
17 (37.8) |
18 (39.1) |
0.23 |
.891 |
medication |
3-4 |
18 (40.0) |
20 (44.4) |
19 (41.3) |
|
|
|
Over 5 |
7 (15.6) |
8 (17.8) |
9 (19.6) |
|
|
Table 2.Homogeneity Test for the Scores of Self-Efficacy and Knowledge between the Experimental Group and Control Groups (N=136)
Measurement |
Interactive pictorial (n=45)
|
Information booklet (n=45)
|
Control (n=46)
|
F |
p
|
Mean±SD |
Mean±SD |
Mean±SD |
Self-efficacy |
26.30±3.92 |
26.70±3.20 |
25.33±4.06 |
5.55 |
.406 |
Knowledge |
8.36±1.88 |
8.11±2.09 |
8.03±1.81 |
2.60 |
.267 |
Table 3.Result of Oneway ANOVA for Self Efficacy and Knowledge (N=134)
Source |
SS |
df |
Mean Square |
F |
p
|
Self Efficacy*
|
|
|
|
24.32 |
<.001 |
Between groups |
734.01 |
2 |
367.01 |
Within groups |
2,671.10 |
133 |
15.09 |
Total |
3,405.11 |
135 |
|
|
|
Knowledge†
|
|
|
|
|
|
Between groups |
214.21 |
2 |
107.11 |
24.26 |
<.001 |
Within groups |
781.45 |
133 |
4.42 |
Total |
995.66 |
135 |
|
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