Assessing the effect of culturally specific audiovisual educational interventions on attaining self-management skills for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Mandarin- and Cantonese-speaking patients: a randomized controlled trial

• Published in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 1811 - 1822
• Main Authors: Poureslami, Iraj, Kwan, Susan, Lam, Stephen, Khan, Nadia, Fitzgerald, J. Mark
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Zealand Dove Medical Press Limited 01.01.2016; Dove Medical Press Ltd; Dove Medical Press
• Subjects: Adaptation, Psychological; Administration, Inhalation; Aged; Analysis; Asian Continental Ancestry Group - psychology; Audiovisual Aids; Audiovisual materials; Bilingualism; British Columbia - epidemiology; Brochures; Bronchodilator Agents - administration & dosage; China - ethnology; Chinese languages; Chronic illnesses; Chronic obstructive lung disease; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Clinical trials; Comprehension; Culturally Competent Care - ethnology; Data collection; Disease management; Disease Progression; Educational films; Educational materials; Female; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice - ethnology; Health Literacy; Humans; Immigrants; Inhalers; Instructional materials; Intervention; Language; Male; Managerial skills; Medication Adherence - ethnology; Nebulizers and Vaporizers; Original Research; Patient education; Patient Education as Topic - methods; Patients; Physicians; Professionals; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - diagnosis; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - drug therapy; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - ethnology; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - psychology; Self Care - methods; Self Efficacy; Spirometry; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Canada; Chinese community; educational material; self-management; self-efficacy; COPD; cultural background

Patient education is a key component in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Delivering effective education to ethnic groups with COPD is a challenge. The objective of this study was to develop and assess the effectiveness of culturally and linguistically specific audiovis...