Patient Education as Topic - Methods
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Pounds Off Digitally study: a randomized podcasting weight-loss intervention.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: As obesity rates rise, new weight-loss methods are needed. Little is known about the use of podcasting (audio files for a portable music player or computer) to promote weight loss, despite its growing popularity. DESIGN: A 12-week RCT ... Read more...

Prevalence and characteristics of home Internet access in patients with cardiovascular disease from diverse geographical locations.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Patients living outside of urban centres do not have access to the same level of care as patients in cities. The use of the Internet has been suggested as a possible resolution to this geographic inequity. OBJECTIVE: To identify the ... Read more...

Effect of audio coaching on correlation of abdominal displacement with lung tumor motion.

29 Sep 2009 PURPOSE: To assess the effect of audio coaching on the time-dependent behavior of the correlation between abdominal motion and lung tumor motion and the corresponding lung tumor position mismatches. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Six patients who had a lung ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Patient Education as Topic - Methods'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Closing the gap between guidelines for bipolar disorder treatment and clinical practice. 30 Oct 2009
• Squamous cell carcinoma in solid organ transplant recipients: influences on perception of risk and optimal time to provide education. 29 Sep 2009
• Opportunities and challenges in behavioral informatics observations on the Pounds Off Digitally study. 29 Sep 2009
• Pounds Off Digitally study: a randomized podcasting weight-loss intervention. 29 Sep 2009
• Prevalence and characteristics of home Internet access in patients with cardiovascular disease from diverse geographical locations. 29 Sep 2009
• Smoking cessation: how to advise the patient. 29 Sep 2009
• Internet eye questions. 29 Sep 2009
• Effect of audio coaching on correlation of abdominal displacement with lung tumor motion. 29 Sep 2009
• Prostate cancer screening decisions: results from the National Survey of Medical Decisions (DECISIONS study). 26 Sep 2009
• [Effects of the Internet on the dissemination of medical information: some thoughts on applied ethics] 17 Sep 2009
• World Stroke Day 2009: what can I do? 8 Sep 2009
• [Medicine 2.0: the stakes of participatory medicine] 7 Sep 2009
• Activity Increase Despite Arthritis (AIDA): design of a Phase II randomised controlled trial evaluating an active management booklet for hip and knee osteoarthritis [ISRCTN24554946]. 2 Sep 2009
• Teach your patients well. 2 Sep 2009
• Toward optimal health: maternal benefits of breastfeeding. [An interview with David Meyers by Jodi R. Godfry] 30 Aug 2009
• Influenza vaccine and the elderly. 30 Aug 2009
• Comparing individualized rehabilitation to a group wellness intervention for persons with multiple sclerosis. 30 Aug 2009
• Patient education and monitoring recommendations for the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists. 30 Aug 2009
• Computer-mediated patient education: opportunities and challenges for supporting women with ovarian cancer. 30 Aug 2009
• The effect of alternative summary statistics for communicating risk reduction on decisions about taking statins: a randomized trial. 23 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Patient Education as Topic'

Definition: The teaching or training of patients concerning their own health needs.

Descriptor UI: D010353

Alternative terms: Patient Education as Topic; Education of Patients; Education, Patient; Patient Education;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: I02.233.332.500; N02.421.143.827.407.680; N02.421.726.407.680;

History Note: 2008(1963)

Technical Notes: do not confuse with the Publication Type PATIENT EDUCATION HANDOUT