Quality improvement: patient education for management of hypertension in pregnancy

ABSTRACT

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of interactive education tools for hypertension in pregnancy.Two interactive education tools were introduced.

Methods: Pregnant women with hypertension completed questionnaires before (Pre-I) and after)Post-I) the intervention.Providers rated satisfaction and effectiveness of the education methods.

Results: The Post-I group (N=45) showed slight improvement on both Perceived (4.5±0.7) and Actual knowledge (2.2 ± 1.0) compared to the Pre-I group (N=45; Perceived: 4.2±1.0; Actual: 1.7±1.3; p<.05) .Providers reported higher satisfaction after the intervention (2.6±1.1 vs 4.1±0.7; p <.001).

iscussion: The intervention increased patients’ knowledge and providers rating of patient knowledge, and decreased the time needed for patient education.

KEYWORDS:

• Hypertension in pregnancy
• patient education
• quality improvement
• health literacy
• education tool

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Funding

This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.