Patient education in rheumatology : theoretical foundations and teaching methods

Abstract

Backround : We try to identify through a detailed analysis of the scientific literature, theoretical concepts and frameworks at the heart of the patient education interventions conceived for individuals suffering from rheumatological disease, as well as pedagogical methods used to implement those intervention. Method : The research was carried out on 7 databases: Cairn, Pubmed, PsycINFO, Web of Knowledge, Francis, BDSP and Science Direct. We have included 189 articles. Discussion : Until this day, it remains difficult to know the reasons for a certain intervention's efficiency because the studies are often self-sufficient in their wish to demonstrate efficiency. Consequently, individuals who are not part of the research team face some problems when trying to identify the exact content of the intervention described or when they want to know which aspects of the intervention provoke the beneficial effects for the patient. We noticed that lacked patient education programs a basic theoretical foundation that would serve as a general model to build an intervention. But first, we should assess which theories, models and concepts which make efficient intervention