The definitive leaflet addressed one core standard and 16 specific criteria, and had a readability of grade 8.3, which is below the recommended maximum limit of grade 9 for health education leaflets. Using an 11-point Numerical Rating Scale, where 0 = of no benefit and 10 = extremely helpful...
Some trusts commission leaflets from external, profit making companies; others write their own. But how efficiently does the health service coordinate them, and are leaflets tested for effectiveness on patients? In a recent study researchers asked 128 trusts for leaflets given to patients after an ...
英[ˈpeiʃənt ˌɪnfəˈmeiʃən ˈli:flit] 美[ˈpeʃənt ˌɪnfɚˈmeʃən ˈliflɪt] 是什么意思 释义 [医]病人信息活页; 英英释义 Patient information leaflet Patient information leaflets (PILs) are leaflets containing specific information about medical con...
Information for Patients Aim This chapter provides “takeaway” information that can usefully be included in practice information leaflets. Outcome Practitioners wil be aware of the information that patients may need in relation to bleaching. Making this information available may form part of the consent...
They are often introduced to the concept for the first time following diagnosis of head and neck cancer. Studies show 40–50% of information given to patients is forgotten soon after the consultation. Retention of information is worse for complex diagnoses and where language barriers exist, as ...
Aim To compare the utility of a patient information leaflet (PIL) with a drug monograph as a medication counselling tool for patients starting a new medicine. Methods A single‐blinded randomised controlled trial of medical students counselling simulated patients during a clinical examination. The PIL...
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Prescription information leaflets (PILs) for penicillins, diuretics and benzodiazepines were evaluated in a small Hampshire town. A second town, in which no leaflets were distributed, acted as a control. Knowledge about these medicines was greater amongst the 252 patients who received leaflets ...
1-4 Online medical information is accessible and relatively inexpensive and empowers patients to make decisions.5,6 It is often used in lieu of formal medical consultations, particularly among patients with financial limitations.4,7-9 However, online materials may be too difficult for the average ...
1-4 Online medical information is accessible and relatively inexpensive and empowers patients to make decisions.5,6 It is often used in lieu of formal medical consultations, particularly among patients with financial limitations.4,7-9 However, online materials may be too difficult for the average ...