Cargando…

Factors Associated With the Adoption of a Patient Education Intervention Among First Responders, King County, Washington, 2010–2011

INTRODUCTION: This study investigated facilitators and barriers to adoption of an at-scene patient education program by firefighter emergency medical technicians (EMTs) in King County, Washington. METHODS: We consulted providers of emergency medical services (EMS) to develop a patient education pamp...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Meischke, Hendrika, Stubbs, Benjamin, Fahrenbruch, Carol, Phelan, Elizabeth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3917608/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24480631
http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd11.130221
_version_ 1782302865588486144
author Meischke, Hendrika
Stubbs, Benjamin
Fahrenbruch, Carol
Phelan, Elizabeth
author_facet Meischke, Hendrika
Stubbs, Benjamin
Fahrenbruch, Carol
Phelan, Elizabeth
author_sort Meischke, Hendrika
collection PubMed
description INTRODUCTION: This study investigated facilitators and barriers to adoption of an at-scene patient education program by firefighter emergency medical technicians (EMTs) in King County, Washington. METHODS: We consulted providers of emergency medical services (EMS) to develop a patient education pamphlet in the form of a tear-off sheet that could be attached to the EMT medical incident report. The pamphlet included resources for at-scene patient education on high blood pressure, blood glucose, falls, and social services. The program was launched in 29 fire departments in King County, Washington, on January 1, 2010, and a formal evaluation was conducted in late 2011. We developed a survey based on diffusion theory to assess 1) awareness of the pamphlet, 2) evaluation of the pamphlet attributes, 3) encouragement by peers and superiors for handing out the pamphlet, 4) perceived behavioral norms, and 5) demographic variables associated with self-reported adoption of the at-scene patient education program. The survey was completed by 822 (40.1%) of 2,047 firefighter emergency medical technicians. We conducted bivariate and multivariable analyses to assess associations between independent variables and self-reported adoption of the program. RESULTS: Adoption of the at-scene patient education intervention was significantly associated with positive evaluation of the pamphlet, encouragement from peers and superiors, and perceived behavioral norms. EMS providers reported they were most likely to hand out the pamphlet to patients in private residences who were treated and left at the scene. CONCLUSION: Attributes of chronic disease prevention programs and encouragement from peers and supervisors are necessary in diffusion of patient education interventions in the prehospital care setting.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-3917608
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2014
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-39176082014-02-24 Factors Associated With the Adoption of a Patient Education Intervention Among First Responders, King County, Washington, 2010–2011 Meischke, Hendrika Stubbs, Benjamin Fahrenbruch, Carol Phelan, Elizabeth Prev Chronic Dis Original Research INTRODUCTION: This study investigated facilitators and barriers to adoption of an at-scene patient education program by firefighter emergency medical technicians (EMTs) in King County, Washington. METHODS: We consulted providers of emergency medical services (EMS) to develop a patient education pamphlet in the form of a tear-off sheet that could be attached to the EMT medical incident report. The pamphlet included resources for at-scene patient education on high blood pressure, blood glucose, falls, and social services. The program was launched in 29 fire departments in King County, Washington, on January 1, 2010, and a formal evaluation was conducted in late 2011. We developed a survey based on diffusion theory to assess 1) awareness of the pamphlet, 2) evaluation of the pamphlet attributes, 3) encouragement by peers and superiors for handing out the pamphlet, 4) perceived behavioral norms, and 5) demographic variables associated with self-reported adoption of the at-scene patient education program. The survey was completed by 822 (40.1%) of 2,047 firefighter emergency medical technicians. We conducted bivariate and multivariable analyses to assess associations between independent variables and self-reported adoption of the program. RESULTS: Adoption of the at-scene patient education intervention was significantly associated with positive evaluation of the pamphlet, encouragement from peers and superiors, and perceived behavioral norms. EMS providers reported they were most likely to hand out the pamphlet to patients in private residences who were treated and left at the scene. CONCLUSION: Attributes of chronic disease prevention programs and encouragement from peers and supervisors are necessary in diffusion of patient education interventions in the prehospital care setting. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-01-30 /pmc/articles/PMC3917608/ /pubmed/24480631 http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd11.130221 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Original Research
Meischke, Hendrika
Stubbs, Benjamin
Fahrenbruch, Carol
Phelan, Elizabeth
Factors Associated With the Adoption of a Patient Education Intervention Among First Responders, King County, Washington, 2010–2011
title Factors Associated With the Adoption of a Patient Education Intervention Among First Responders, King County, Washington, 2010–2011
title_full Factors Associated With the Adoption of a Patient Education Intervention Among First Responders, King County, Washington, 2010–2011
title_fullStr Factors Associated With the Adoption of a Patient Education Intervention Among First Responders, King County, Washington, 2010–2011
title_full_unstemmed Factors Associated With the Adoption of a Patient Education Intervention Among First Responders, King County, Washington, 2010–2011
title_short Factors Associated With the Adoption of a Patient Education Intervention Among First Responders, King County, Washington, 2010–2011
title_sort factors associated with the adoption of a patient education intervention among first responders, king county, washington, 2010–2011
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3917608/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24480631
http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd11.130221
work_keys_str_mv AT meischkehendrika factorsassociatedwiththeadoptionofapatienteducationinterventionamongfirstresponderskingcountywashington20102011
AT stubbsbenjamin factorsassociatedwiththeadoptionofapatienteducationinterventionamongfirstresponderskingcountywashington20102011
AT fahrenbruchcarol factorsassociatedwiththeadoptionofapatienteducationinterventionamongfirstresponderskingcountywashington20102011
AT phelanelizabeth factorsassociatedwiththeadoptionofapatienteducationinterventionamongfirstresponderskingcountywashington20102011