Development of an instrument to evaluate the knowledge that patients with hepatic cirrhosis have on their disease

• Grant number: 18/11686-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: March 01, 2019
• End date: February 29, 2020
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Medicine - Surgery
• Principal Investigator: Alberto Luiz Monteiro Meyer
• Grantee: Kayo Augusto de Almeida Medeiros
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina (FM). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Introduction: hepatic cirrhosis (HC) is a disease with high morbidity and mortality in Brazil. Its treatment is complex and requires from lifestyle changes to large surgeries such as liver transplantation. To reach the best treatment results, it is necessary to guarantee a good patient's adherence to the treatment. Studies indicate that the patient's self-knowledge about his or her clinical condition is a determining factor in its adherence. Objectives: to assist in the design of an instrument that evaluates knowledge about the disease and treatment of HC. To improve the student knowledge on liver cirrhosis. Development of skills related to physical examination of the patient with CH. Methodology: The development process of the instrument will be divided into 3 stages: construction of the instrument (1st stage), evaluation of content validity and clarity of the instrument (2nd stage) and assessment of the reliability of the instrument (3rd stage).Expected Results: create an instrument that can determine how much a HC patient knows about his or her illness so that it can be better instructed to improve adhesion and thus therapy results.

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

STELMACH, MARIANA; DE ALMEIDA MEDEIROS, KAYO AUGUSTO; CARVALHO, BARBARA JUSTO; PIPEK, LEONARDO ZUMERKORN; ANTUNES DE MESQUITA, GUSTAVO HELUANI; NII, FERNANDA; MARTINES, DIEGO RAMOS; IUAMOTO, LEANDRO RYUCHI; CARNEIRO D'ALBUQUERQUE, LUIZ AUGUSTO; MEYER, ALBERTO; et al. Instrument to evaluate the knowledge of patient with cirrhosis on his disease: construction and validity. BMC GASTROENTEROLOGY, v. 21, n. 1, FEB 23 2021. (18/11686-4)