Face-to-face training for laypeople
Face-to-face training can take various forms and durations so it is
difficult to generalise. Based on the evidence available, a series of
face-to-face sessions probably improves knowledge about anaphylaxis in
people at risk of anaphylaxis or their carers. One trial found that two
three-hour training sessions improved knowledge amongst adults at risk
of anaphylaxis and the caregivers of children at risk. This effect
remained after three months (moderate certainty, supplement
S6a).11Brockow K, Schallmayer S, Beyer K, Biedermann T, Fischer
J, Gebert N, Grosber M, Jakob T, Klimek L, Kugler C, Lange L, Pfaar O,
Przybilla B, Rietschel E, Rueff F, Schnadt S, Szczepanski R, Worm M,
Kupfer J, Gieler U, Ring J; working group on anaphylaxis training and
education (AGATE). Effects of a structured educational intervention on
knowledge and emergency management in patients at risk for
anaphylaxis. Allergy 2015;70(2):227-235.
Face-to-face training may slightly improve laypeople’s competence in
administering adrenaline autoinjectors, but it is difficult to estimate
the exact size of the effect due to differences in measurement
approaches (supplement S6a, low certainty). One trial compared
face-to-face training with no training22Brockow K, Schallmayer
S, Beyer K, Biedermann T, Fischer J, Gebert N, Grosber M, Jakob T,
Klimek L, Kugler C, Lange L, Pfaar O, Przybilla B, Rietschel E, Rueff
F, Schnadt S, Szczepanski R, Worm M, Kupfer J, Gieler U, Ring J;
working group on anaphylaxis training and education (AGATE). Effects
of a structured educational intervention on knowledge and emergency
management in patients at risk for anaphylaxis. Allergy
2015;70(2):227-235. and another compared it to video
training.33Fernandez-Mendez F, Saez-Gallego NM Barcala-Furelos
R, Abelairas-Gomez C(2)(3)(5), Padron-Cabo A, Perez-Ferreiros A,
Garcia-Magan C, Moure-Gonzalez J, Contreras-Jordan O, Rodriguez-Nuñez
A. Learning and treatment of anaphylaxis by laypeople: a simulation
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