The Effect of Video-Assisted Education Given to Liver Transplant Patients in Line with the Health Belief Model on Disease Adaptation and Medication Use

The Effect of Video-Assisted Education Given to Liver Transplant Patients in Line with the Health Belief Model on Disease Adaptation and Medication Use Aim: This study was conducted to investigate the effects of video-supported education given to liver transplant patients in line with the Health Belief Model (HBM) and as a standard, on adaptation to the disease and medication use. Material and Method: The study was conducted in a randomized controlled experimental design. The study sample consisted of 90 liver transplant patients (30 HBM, 30 standard, 30 control) determined by power analysis. Data were measured using the "Patient Identification Form", "Adjustment to Chronic Diseases Scale", "Adjustment to Immunosuppressive Drug Use Scale" and "Rational Drug Use Scale". The HBM group watched the educational videos prepared in accordance with HBM and the standard education group watched the educational videos prepared with the classical method at least 1 day a week for 1 month. After randomization, pre-test measurements were performed in all groups and post-test measurements were performed after interventions. Results: It was found to be statistically significant that the post-test scores of adaptation to chronic disease and immunosuppressive drug use and rational drug use were higher in the education groups compared to the control group and over time (p<0.05). Although the HBM group scores were higher than the standard education group in terms of all variables, the difference between the groups was found to be statistically significant only in terms of the physical sub-dimension of the chronic disease adaptation scale. It was found that HBM-based education was more effective in the physical sub-dimension of the chronic disease adaptation scale (p<0.05). Conclusion: In the study, it was determined that HBM and standardized video training increased the level of adaptation to chronic disease, adaptation to immunosuppressive drug use, and rational drug use in liver transplant patients, and that HBM-based training was more effective than standard training in the physical sub-dimension of adaptation to chronic disease. Keywords: Rational Drug Use, Adaptation to Disease, Drug Adherence, Liver Transplantation, Health Belief Model, Video-Assisted Education.