{"id":36,"date":"2007-06-28T09:41:32","date_gmt":"2007-06-28T14:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/72.9.147.40\/archives\/2007\/06\/health-education-vs-outcomes.html"},"modified":"2007-06-28T09:41:32","modified_gmt":"2007-06-28T14:41:32","slug":"health-education-vs-outcomes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/participatorymedicine.org\/epatients\/2007\/06\/health-education-vs-outcomes.html","title":{"rendered":"Health Education vs. Outcomes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Pew Internet Project has found that the internet has a significant impact on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pewinternet.org\/PPF\/r\/181\/report_display.asp\">some life decisions<\/a> (which school to attend, for example), but it does not play a big role in other &#8220;major life moments.&#8221;  Is there something similar in health care? Are there conditions and diseases which are more likely to yield to an e-patient\u2019s ability to change the outcome? Is it enough that e-patients are more informed and feel empowered by information, or should we expect more?<\/p>\n<p>I was reminded of these questions when I saw the current issue of the British Medical Journal. If only the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmj.com\/cgi\/content\/abstract\/334\/7607\/1305\">cover story<\/a> were as arresting as the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmj.com\/home\/cover-page.dtl\">cover image<\/a> of a giant pregnant belly. A randomized controlled trial found, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/sites\/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&#038;db=PubMed&#038;list_uids=16336366&#038;dopt=Abstract\">once again<\/a>, that pregnant women who are given decision aids about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbac.com\/index.html\">VBAC <\/a>are more likely than the control group to be informed about their choices, but no more likely to have a different outcome. Two editorials accompany the article and both are worth reading, along with the study (see: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmj.com\/cgi\/content\/full\/334\/7607\/0\">Evidence to inform<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmj.com\/cgi\/content\/short\/334\/7607\/1281?flh\">Decision aids for women with a previous caesarean section<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nI post these links for a few reasons.<\/p>\n<p>First, to remind everyone to check out BMJ on a regular basis since they do a good job of tracking the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmj.com\/cgi\/content\/full\/328\/7449\/1148\">first generation of e-patients<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Second, to elicit people\u2019s thoughts about the benefits of health education. <a href=\"http:\/\/patienteducation.stanford.edu\/staff.html\">Kate Lorig<\/a> and her colleagues conducted a <a href=\"http:\/\/med.stanford.edu\/profiles\/immunology\/frdActionServlet?choiceId=showPublication&#038;pubid=18859&#038;fid=4102\">randomized controlled trial<\/a> of people with chronic back pain and found that participation in a closed, moderated, email discussion group had an effect on health outcomes. 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