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Both written handouts and computerized presentation with audiovisual components may be effective in teaching adolescents about acne, according to the results of a study reported in the Archives of Dermatology . 

The study aimed to compare written handouts with audiovisual computerized presentations in their efficacy in educating adolescents about acne vulgaris.

101 adolescent patients, aged 13 to 17 years, completed a brief enrollment questionnaire measuring baseline knowledge regarding acne vulgaris. Participants were then randomized to receive a written handout or to watch an audiovisual computerized presentation, and they then completed identical questionnaires to evaluate their change in knowledge regarding acne vulgaris immediately after the intervention and again at 1 month.  

In the study, 80 patients completed baseline questionnaires, and 77 (96%) completed all 3 questionnaires. The patients baseline knowledge was not significantly different between intervention groups. There was significant improvement from baseline immediately after the intervention (P< 0,001). Both intervention groups continued at 1 month to demonstrate significantly improved knowledge from baseline (P < 0.001)

"The results of our study support the notion that computerized audiovisual presentations serve as effective teaching tools in the clinic and may relieve the burden on busy health care providers," the study authors write.

 

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