Self-reported behaviour change among multiple sclerosis community members and interested laypeople 6 months following participation in a free online course about multiple sclerosis.

Autor: Claflin SB; Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia., Campbell J; Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia., van der Mei I; Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia., Mainsbridge C; School of Education, College of Arts, Law, and Education, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia., Taylor BV; Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals [Health Promot J Austr] 2024 Jan; Vol. 35 (1), pp. 100-109. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Mar 23.
DOI: 10.1002/hpja.716
Abstrakt: Issue Addressed: Evaluated the impact of the Understanding Multiple Sclerosis (MS) massive open online course, which was intended to increase understanding and awareness about MS, on self-reported health behaviour change 6 months after course completion.
Methods: Observational cohort study evaluating precourse(baseline) and postcourse (immediately postcourse and six-month follow-up) survey data. The main study outcomes were self-reported health behaviour change; change type; and measurable improvement. We also collected participant characteristic data (eg, age, physical activity). We compared participants who reported health behaviour change at follow-up to those who did not and compared those who improved to those who did not using χ 2 and t tests. Participant characteristics, change types and change improvement were described descriptively. Consistency between changes reported immediately postcourse and at the 6-month follow-up was assessed using χ 2 tests and textual analysis.
Results: N = 303 course completers were included in this study. The study cohort included MS community members (eg, people with MS, healthcare providers) and nonmembers. N = 127 (41.9%) reported behaviour change in ≥1 area at follow-up. Of these, 90 (70.9%) reported a measured change, and of these, 57 (63.3%) showed improvement. The most reported change types were knowledge, exercise/physical activity and diet. N = 81 (63.8% of those reporting a change) reported a change in both immediately and 6 months after course completion, with 72.0% of those that described both changes giving similar responses each time.
Conclusion: Understanding MS encourages health behaviour change among course completers up to 6 months after course completion. SO WHAT?: An online education intervention can effectively encourage health behaviour change over a 6-month follow-up period, suggesting a transition from acute change to maintenance. The primary mechanisms underpinning this effect are information provision, including both scientific evidence and lived experience, and goal-setting activities and discussions.
(© 2023 Australian Health Promotion Association.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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