Patients with atrial fibrillation : exploring the use of an educational website
department or school: Health and Social Development, Faculty of (Okanagan)
department or school: Nursing, School of (Okanagan)
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCO
creator: Phillips, Robyn Elaine
issued: 2021-12-16T19:44:32Z
issued: 2021
related degree: Master of Science in Nursing - MSN
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common diagnosed cardiac arrhythmia worldwide and contributes to one in four cerebrovascular accidents (also called strokes) in people over the age of 40 years old in Canada. The purpose of this pilot study was to assess the efficacy of a credible, educational website, used to educate people about their AF with the aim of increasing their AF knowledge and self-efficacy. A mixed-methods design was used to collect both quantitative and qualitative data. Participants were initially recruited through dedicated cardiac rehabilitation clinics; due to the COVID-19 pandemic, recruitment was changed to online using social media (Instagram, Facebook) and by word-of-mouth. A total of nine participants completed the educational website intervention for a total of four weeks, and three participated in the follow-up semi-structured interview. Participants baseline demographics were collected following consent; AF knowledge and self-efficacy measurements were collected pre- and post-website intervention. AF knowledge was measured using the Knowledge about Atrial Fibrillation Survey and self-efficacy was measured using the Chronic Disease Self-Efficacy Scale. While using the website participants were given alias logins to allow for confidentiality to be maintained and data on website usage was collected using Google Analytics. The results of the AF knowledge and self-efficacy scores were compared using paired t-tests and showed no statistical significance between before and after scores, likely due to the small sample size. Participants used the website in various ways, from low to high website usage, which, did not have an impact on AF knowledge or self-efficacy scores. Participant’s semi-structured interviews gave light to the value participants saw in an AF website, the quality of the information on the website and recommendations for change to the website. This study illustrates that there is a place in AF education for a web-based education…
aggregated CHO: https://circle.library.ubc.ca/rest/handle/2429/80460
note: PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: EXPLORING THE USE OF AN EDUCATIONAL WEBSITE by Robyn Elaine Phillips BScN., McMaster University, 2017 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING in The College of Graduate Studies THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Okanagan) November 2021 © Robyn Elaine Phillips, 2021 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the College of Graduate Studies for acceptance, a thesis entitled: Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: Exploring the Use of an Educational Website submitted by Robyn Elaine Phillips in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science in Nursing. Dr. Kathy L. Rush, Faculty of Health and Social Development, School of Nursing Supervisor Dr. Mike Chiasson, Faculty of Management Supervisory Committee Member Ms. Anne Pistawka, Central Okanagan Association for Cardiac Health Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Stephen Berg, Okanagan School of Education University Examiner iii Abstract Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common diagnosed cardiac arrhythmia worldwide and contributes to one in four cerebrovascular accidents (also called strokes) in people over the age of 40 years old in Canada. The purpose of this pilot study was to assess the efficacy of a credible, educational website, used to educate people about their AF with the aim of increasing their AF knowledge and self-efficacy. A mixed-methods design was used to collect both quantitative and qualitative data. Participants were initially recruited through dedicated cardiac rehabilitation clinics; due to the COVID-19 pandemic, recruitment was changed to online using social media (Instagram, Facebook) and by word-of-mouth. A total of nine participants completed the educational website intervention for a total of four weeks, and three participated in the follow-up semi-structured interview. Participants baseline demographics were collected following consent; …
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2022-02
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0406076
language: eng
degree discipline: Nursing
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
contributor: Rush, Kathy L.
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/80460