Abstract
Background: Only a few studies have tried to assess factors relevant to the satisfaction of the participants in atopic dermatitis (AD) educational programs. More systematic modeling of this issue is needed. Objective: To examine the benefit of a conjoint educational program for AD on patients and caregivers in a clinical setting. Methods: In a half-day educational program called “AD school”, 831 people (493 patients and 338 family members) participated for 8 years. Various educational and entertaining programs were provided. The on-site survey was administered to measure participants’ satisfaction and perception of the benefit. We applied structural equation modeling to identify the relations among satisfaction and perception. Results: A total of 209 family survey data was obtained and analyzed. The survey items were grouped into four categories. The categories were classified as individual education, group education, fun activity, and overall satisfaction (fun, benefit, intention to re-join and recommend to others). According to the model that we built, comprehensive group education was demonstrated to be the most relevant factor affecting overall satisfaction. Conclusion: Our holistic approach would allow dermatologists to improve the efficacy of the conjoint educational program for AD.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 237-244 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Annals of Dermatology |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2021 Jun |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:AD School in Daegu-Gyeongbuk was supported by The Korean Atopic Dermatitis Association and The Association of Daegyeong Dermatologists. The funder(s) had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; and decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
Funding Information:
This research was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (NRF-2018R1D 1A3A03000686), and a grant of the Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), funded by the Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea (grant number: HI18 C0308).
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © The Korean Dermatological Association and The Korean Society for Investigative Dermatology.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Dermatology