Effectiveness of a Virtual Intervention for Professionals to Improve Their Attitudes Towards Patient Empowerment. (eMPODERA)

Avedis Donabedian Research Institute

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Chronic Disease

Treatments: Behavioral: Community of Practice

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02757781

PI15/00164

Details and patient eligibility

About

The eMPODERA study aims to assess the effectiveness of a Community of Practice (CdP) virtual in improving attitudes of primary care professionals on the empowerment of patients with chronic diseases.

Full description

Main Objective: to assess the effectiveness of a Community of Practice (CdP) virtual in improving attitudes of health professionals in primary care on the empowerment of patients with chronic diseases.

Methodology:

Design: cluster randomised controlled.

Scope: primary care centers (PCC) belonging to the Regions of Catalonia, Madrid and Canary Islands.

Population: primary care health professionals (family doctors and nurses).

Sample size: 270 healthcare professionals and 1382 patients.

Randomization: Randomization unit: PCC; unit of analysis: primary care health professionals. 9 pairs of PCC by region will be randomly selected and randomly assigned to the intervention or control group. Randomization will be performed after the selection of professionals and patients.

Intervention: the intervention group will be offered participation for 12 months in a virtual CdP based on a web 2.0 platform. The control group will receive usual training.

Measurements: the primary outcome will be measured by Patient-Provider Orientation Scale (PPOS) questionnaire at baseline and 12 months. Secondary outcomes: sociodemographic of professionals; sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients; Patient Activation Measure (PAM) questionnaire for patient activation; outcomes regarding use of the CdP.

Analysis: A linear mixed-effects regression to estimate the effect of participating in the CdP will be estimated. Additionally, an analysis of how the CdP is functioning through techniques of social network analysis and control charts will be performed.

Enrollment: 272 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 21 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Clusters:

• Primary Care Centres (PCC) with Electronic Record system with more than 1 year of implementation
• PCC belongs to the Automonous Comunities of Canary Island, Catalonia and Madrid

Healthcare professionals:

• Acceptance to participate
• stable contract with the Primary care centre
• Physician or Nurses

Exclusion criteria

Clusters:

• Primary Care Centres where its directors do not accept to participate in the trial

Healthcare professionals:

• Students
• Medical and Nursing residents

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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272 participants in 2 patient groups

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Group of healthcare professionals that NOT receive the intervention (community of practice)

Intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

Group of healthcare professionals that receive the intervention (community of practice)

Treatment:

Behavioral: Community of Practice