Patient Education in Ankylosing Spondylitis

Zeliha Tülek

Status: Completed

Conditions: Ankylosing Spondylitis

Treatments: Behavioral: Nurse-led disease management education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06185712

Disease management in AS

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was carried out to investigate the effect of a nurse-led disease management education program in AS on patient compliance, disease activity, functional capacity, kinesiophobia, and quality of life. A total of 122 patients diagnosed with AS according to the modified New York criteria were included in the study. The intervention group received nurse-led individualized disease management education. In the control group, no interventions were performed other than routine clinical procedures.

Full description

This study was carried out to investigate the effect of a nurse-led disease management education program in AS on patient compliance, disease activity, functional capacity, kinesiophobia, and quality of life. A total of 122 patients diagnosed with AS according to the modified New York criteria were included in the study. The intervention group received nurse-led individualized disease management education. After the education, the group was contacted by telephone six times for 12 weeks to monitor the results. Patient education was provided through booklets and videos. In the control group, no interventions were performed other than routine clinical procedures.Patients were assessed using the same scales at baseline and end of the week 12.

Enrollment: 122 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age: 18 years
• Have a clinical diagnosis AS according to the modified New York criteria
• Receiving TNF-α inhibitor treatment.

Exclusion criteria

• Communication difficulties
• Illiterates

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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122 participants in 2 patient groups

Nurse-led disease management education

Experimental group

Description:

Individual patient education was provided, and patients were followed up by telephone at two-week intervals beginning the week after their clinic visit.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Nurse-led disease management education

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

No interventions were performed other than routine clinical procedures.