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 study using pupilar technology. Biomed Res Int2017;2017:9837508.