This study will test whether, among patients undergoing surgery for peripheral artery disease (PAD), the addition of an online multimedia patient education video to the current education regimen will improve PAD knowledge, activation, and self-care engagement. The study will randomize 150 participants to one of 2 groups: current education regimen vs. current education regiment with video. The primary outcome is stage of self-care engagement. Secondary outcomes are PAD knowledge, self-efficacy, and activation. A subset of participants will also be randomly selected to participate in semi-structured interviews. Study duration for participants is 6 months.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
125
20-min online multi-media video
Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Readiness to change self-care engagement
Change in readiness to change self-care behaviors will be compared between the 2 groups. Readiness to change self-care behavior will be assessed as 1 of 5 stages in the Transtheoretical Model. Change in readiness to change behavior will be calculated as the difference between stages at baseline and six month follow-up (direction and magnitude). Assessment will occur in paper survey.
Time frame: Baseline to six-month follow-up
PAD knowledge and beliefs
Change in PAD knowledge and beliefs will be compared between the 2 groups. Knowledge and beliefs will be assessed using multiple-choice questions in a paper survey.
Time frame: Baseline to six-month follow-up
Self-efficacy
Change in self-efficacy will be compared between the 2 groups. Self-efficacy will be assessed using 5 questions adapted from the General Self-Efficacy Scale in a paper survey. Responses are recorded on a 5-point Likert scale. Summed scores will range from 5 (minimum, lowest level of self-efficacy) to 25 (maximum, highest level of self-efficacy). Change in self-efficacy will be calculated as the difference in sum scores.
Time frame: Baseline to six-month follow-up
Activation level
Change in activation level will be compared between the 2 groups. Activation level will be assessed using the 13-item Patient Activation Measure (PAM-13), a validated instrument, which will be administered in a paper survey. The activation score is based on a 0-100-point scale (0=minimum, 100=maximum).The activation score is can be used to segment individuals into one of 4 progressively higher levels of activation. Change in activation score and level will be calculated as a difference in PAM-13 scores and levels.
Time frame: Baseline to six-month follow-up
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