A Protocol for Patient Education Based on Andragogy: A Convergent Parallel Mixed Methods Study

Background: Patients' education is a key factor in patients' care. The purpose of this study is to design a protocol for a convergent parallel mixed methods study to explore the experiences of patients about their received educations based on andragogy model. Methods: This convergent para...

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Main Authors: Mohtasham Ghaffari, Sakineh Rakhshanderou, Reza Negarandeh, Negin Niksadat, Ali Ramzankhan, Ali Vasheghani Farahani
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Published: Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences 2024-01-01
Series:Journal of Community Health Research
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Online Access:http://jhr.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-810-en.pdf
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author Mohtasham Ghaffari
Sakineh Rakhshanderou
Reza Negarandeh
Negin Niksadat
Ali Ramzankhan
Ali Vasheghani Farahani
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description Background: Patients' education is a key factor in patients' care. The purpose of this study is to design a protocol for a convergent parallel mixed methods study to explore the experiences of patients about their received educations based on andragogy model. Methods: This convergent parallel mixed method study includes two parallel quantitative and qualitative phases. During the quantitative phase, a cross-sectional survey will be conducted on 350 adult patients who had the history of hospitalization and received patient education from selected hospitals of Tehran, Iran. Sampling method will be random, and data collection tool will be a researcher-made questionnaire based on the principles of andragogy. The questionnaire’s validity and reliability are also measured, and data will be analyzed using SPSS 16. The qualitative phase will be conducted on adult patients who will be recruited purposively with maximum variation from the selected hospitals. Data will be gathered through semi-structured interviews and analyzed by directed content analysis. With regard to mixed method and using aligning convergence method, the results of the two sets of data will be compared or merged to see if the findings confirm or disconfirm each other. In this parallel section, the similarities between quantitative and qualitative results for assessing patient education are discussed and adapted to suit each other based on andragogy. Conclusions: The findings of this study will provide information regarding defects in patient education, suggesting that the principles of andragogy will develop patient education programs.
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spelling doaj-art-a83fb2d7e26a40b6b94d1fabba4d0cc02025-08-20T03:18:49ZengShahid Sadoughi University of Medical SciencesJournal of Community Health Research2322-56882345-26092024-01-011313239A Protocol for Patient Education Based on Andragogy: A Convergent Parallel Mixed Methods StudyMohtasham Ghaffari0Sakineh Rakhshanderou1Reza Negarandeh2Negin Niksadat3Ali Ramzankhan4Ali Vasheghani Farahani5 Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health & safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Tehran, Iran Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health & safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Tehran, Iran Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 1. Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health & safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Tehran, Iran 2. Department of Public Health, Faculty of health, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health & safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Tehran, Iran Cardiac primary prevention research center, Cardiovascular Disease Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Background: Patients' education is a key factor in patients' care. The purpose of this study is to design a protocol for a convergent parallel mixed methods study to explore the experiences of patients about their received educations based on andragogy model. Methods: This convergent parallel mixed method study includes two parallel quantitative and qualitative phases. During the quantitative phase, a cross-sectional survey will be conducted on 350 adult patients who had the history of hospitalization and received patient education from selected hospitals of Tehran, Iran. Sampling method will be random, and data collection tool will be a researcher-made questionnaire based on the principles of andragogy. The questionnaire’s validity and reliability are also measured, and data will be analyzed using SPSS 16. The qualitative phase will be conducted on adult patients who will be recruited purposively with maximum variation from the selected hospitals. Data will be gathered through semi-structured interviews and analyzed by directed content analysis. With regard to mixed method and using aligning convergence method, the results of the two sets of data will be compared or merged to see if the findings confirm or disconfirm each other. In this parallel section, the similarities between quantitative and qualitative results for assessing patient education are discussed and adapted to suit each other based on andragogy. Conclusions: The findings of this study will provide information regarding defects in patient education, suggesting that the principles of andragogy will develop patient education programs.http://jhr.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-810-en.pdfpatient educationmixed methods researchqualitative researchandragogy model
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A Protocol for Patient Education Based on Andragogy: A Convergent Parallel Mixed Methods Study
Journal of Community Health Research
patient education
mixed methods research
qualitative research
andragogy model
title A Protocol for Patient Education Based on Andragogy: A Convergent Parallel Mixed Methods Study
title_full A Protocol for Patient Education Based on Andragogy: A Convergent Parallel Mixed Methods Study
title_fullStr A Protocol for Patient Education Based on Andragogy: A Convergent Parallel Mixed Methods Study
title_full_unstemmed A Protocol for Patient Education Based on Andragogy: A Convergent Parallel Mixed Methods Study
title_short A Protocol for Patient Education Based on Andragogy: A Convergent Parallel Mixed Methods Study
title_sort protocol for patient education based on andragogy a convergent parallel mixed methods study
topic patient education
mixed methods research
qualitative research
andragogy model
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