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BACKGROUND: The goal of this project was to identify the educational needs of menopausal women and test the feasibility of an online self management program based on social learning theory. METHODS: The four stages included 1) a needs assessment using a) focus groups with 24 women ages 40 to 55 and b) phone interviews with eight health experts; 2) the use of concept mapping methodology for quantifying qualitative data from stage 1 to identify the core programmatic concepts; 3) development of a demonstration program; and 4) a pilot study with 35 women and 9 health experts to assess knowledge gained and program satisfaction. RESULTS: Results show that women desire more information about normalcy of menopause and symptom management and found the program to meet a need for menopausal education otherwise perceived as unavailable. The women significantly increased their menopausal knowledge after brief exposure (t(34) = 3.64; p = .001). CONCLUSION: This project provides support for an online health education program for menopausal women and content ideas for inclusion in women's health education curriculum.
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Educação em Saúde/organização & administração , Menopausa , Avaliação das Necessidades , Desenvolvimento de Programas , Mulheres/educação , Adulto , Currículo , Escolaridade , Estudos de Viabilidade , Feminino , Grupos Focais , Humanos , Internet , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Projetos Piloto , Avaliação de Programas e Projetos de Saúde , Inquéritos e Questionários , Telefone , Saúde da MulherRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: Self-management of pain is a critical component of arthritis care; however, limited mobility can restrict access to resources. Although the internet has become a primary source of health information, few studies address what patients want and need from a self-management website. METHODS: Thirty-two people diagnosed with arthritis and 12 practitioners a) participated in individual one-hour interviews and b) sorted and rated a list of 88 unique statements that were derived from the interviews. Qualitative data were analysed using concept mapping procedures. RESULTS: The six-cluster map provided the best discrimination between statements. Follow-up analyses suggested that although patients with arthritis and practitioners generally agree on the categories of content on a self-management website about arthritis, they appear to disagree on the importance of each category. CONCLUSIONS: These findings about patient and provider desired content can be used by health educators to develop a curriculum for health education of patients with arthritis pain.