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Core Concepts for Effective Hepatitis Education Materials

This study identifies essential core concepts for hepatitis prevention education materials and evaluates their coverage in existing resources for patients and providers. Findings inform recommendations for designing tailored educational materials.

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Core Concepts for Effective Hepatitis Education Materials

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  1. Core Concepts for Hepatitis Education Authors: • Lisa K. Gilbert, PhD • Kathy Ford, MSSW • David Bergmire-Sweat, MPH Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), CA # U50/CCU418796 to “Test, Disseminate and Evaluate Education Materials and Messages, and Training Programs Concerning Prevention and Control of Viral Hepatitis”

  2. Background • Few, if any, published studies have identified essential (core) concepts to include in hepatitis prevention educational materials (brochures, Web sites, etc.) • Few, if any, published studies have systematically analyzed the content of hepatitis prevention educational materials

  3. Study Goals • To develop consensus core concepts • To evaluate individual hepatitis prevention educational materials based on inclusion of the identified core concepts • To assess the degree to which each core concept is covered across all relevant educational materials

  4. Methods: Developing Core Concepts • ASHA-identified 79 hepatitis experts • 26 were selected by the CDC for inclusion in the Delphi Technique • First round survey (n=11) elicited 197 concepts which were categorized and summarized • Second round survey (n=12) experts rank ordered concepts

  5. Results: Core Concepts • Within the following six categories, concepts which: • ranked below the mean were excluded • ranked above the mean were included • Core concepts, by category: HAV HBV HCV Patients 13 17 20 Providers 16 19 18

  6. Methods: Evaluating Materials • Developed a data collection tool • Collected hepatitis materials (n=405) • Systematically scored each based on core concept inclusion: Not mentioned = “0” Mentioned = “1” or Explained = “2” • Tallied total score for each material and computed percent out of total

  7. Scoring Educational Materials • For example: • 13 core concepts for patients re: HAV • Each educational material scored based on coverage of each of 13 concepts • Percent of core concept coverage calculated = score/26 (score/total score possible) • Range was 0 to 71% coverage

  8. Hepatitis A materials • Patients: • 49 brochures & 2 Web sites • Core concept coverage: 15% - 70% • Providers: • No materials specifically for HAV!

  9. Hepatitis B materials • Patients: • 132 brochures, 7 Web sites & 7 videos • Core concept coverage: 3% - 71% • Providers: • 5 brochures & 1 Web site • Core concept coverage: 11% - 45%

  10. Hepatitis C materials • Patients: • 60 brochures & 59 Web sites • Core concept coverage: 0 - 58% • Providers: • 3 brochures • 5 Web sites • Core concept coverage: 1% - 67%

  11. Methods: Core Concept Coverage • For each core concept, the degree to which it was mentioned or explained was recorded • Frequencies revealed which were covered • For example, this HAV core concept for patients: “Hepatitis A is highly contagious”: • was not mentioned in 33 (67%) of the materials • was mentioned in 14 (29%) of the materials • was explained in 2 (4%) of the materials

  12. Patient Concepts Well Covered Hepatitis A, B or C concepts mentioned or explained in half or more of the materials evaluated: • Transmission (70% - 100%) • Risk factors (50% - 76%) • Potential for chronic infection w/B or C (74% - 79%)

  13. Patient Concepts Not Well Covered Hepatitis A, B or C concepts mentioned or explained in less than half of the materials evaluated: : • How A, B and C differ (4% - 14%) • How they can become major health problems (14% - 32%)

  14. Patient Concepts Not Well Covered Hepatitis A core concepts mentioned or explained in less than half of the materials evaluated: • Safety/efficacy of the HAV vaccine 47% • Testing information 26% • HAV is highly contagious 23%

  15. Patient Concepts Not Well Covered Hepatitis B core concepts mentioned or explained in less than half of the materials evaluated: • HBV prevention 46% • Testing information 36% • The vaccine prevents liver cancer 4%

  16. Patient Concepts Not Well Covered Hepatitis C core concepts mentioned or explained in less than half of the materials evaluated: • Preventing transmission 41-50% • Specific risks 30-50% • Follow-up healthcare information 1-35%

  17. Implications for Public Health Educators Design, select and/or tailor educational materials to include these core concepts: • risk & transmission • signs/symptoms & testing • chronic infection • prevention (including vaccines) • type differences • referral options

  18. Research Recommendations • Survey patients and providers to assess their core concept recommendations • Compile “comprehensive core concepts” recommendations from three samples (patients, providers and experts) • Re-score currently available materials

  19. Acknowledgements • Cindy Weinbaum, MD - Project Officer • Kelli Scanlon - Project Manager • Delphi participants

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