Patient Education as Topic - Statistics & numerical data
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

An approach to enhance communication about screening mammography in primary care.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: Informed decision making for preventive and screening services in primary care is receiving increased emphasis, yet the actual practice of informed decision making in clinical settings is limited. Lack of training, time, and standardized ... Read more...

The effect of alternative summary statistics for communicating risk reduction on decisions about taking statins: a randomized trial.

23 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: While different ways of presenting treatment effects can affect health care decisions, little is known about which presentations best help people make decisions consistent with their own values. We compared six summary statistics for ... Read more...

Exploring knowledge of prescription charges: a cross-sectional survey of pharmacists and the community.

19 Aug 2009 AIM: To determine the level of knowledge in the community, and the implications of recent changes to prescription prices that occurred in July 2007 in New Zealand. METHOD: Two separate face-to-face surveys were conducted involving pharmacists (n=20) ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Patient Education as Topic - Statistics & numerical data'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• An approach to enhance communication about screening mammography in primary care. 30 Aug 2009
• The effect of alternative summary statistics for communicating risk reduction on decisions about taking statins: a randomized trial. 23 Aug 2009
• Exploring knowledge of prescription charges: a cross-sectional survey of pharmacists and the community. 19 Aug 2009
• International Spanish/English Internet smoking cessation trial yields 20% abstinence rates at 1 year. 27 Jul 2009
• What physicians think about the need for informed consent for communicating the risk of cancer from low-dose radiation. 24 Jun 2009
• Use of the internet by patients undergoing elective hernia repair or cholecystectomy. 23 Jun 2009
• The impact of socioeconomic factors on patient preparation for bariatric surgery. 9 Jun 2009
• Presentation of chemotherapy options for cervix cancer on cancer-related Internet sites. 30 May 2009
• Bibliotherapy for mental health service users Part 2: a survey of psychiatric libraries in the UK. 30 May 2009
• Impact of a public sensitization campaign on migraine management in France. 28 May 2009
• Expectations and experiences of eHealth in primary care: a qualitative practice-based investigation. 21 May 2009
• Re: A randomized study of back school in women with chronic low back pain. Quality of life at three, six, and twelve months follow-up. 18 May 2009
• Measuring educational needs among patients with rheumatoid arthritis using the Dutch version of the Educational Needs Assessment Tool (DENAT). 14 May 2009
• An assessment of the likelihood, frequency, and content of verbal communication between radiologists and women receiving screening and diagnostic mammography. 10 May 2009
• Who will participate in acute stroke trials? 10 May 2009
• Increasing smoking cessation care provision in hospitals: a meta-analysis of intervention effect. 5 May 2009
• Psychosocial education improves low back pain beliefs: results from a cluster randomized clinical trial (NCT00373009) in a primary prevention setting. 4 May 2009
• Recall of three heart disease risk factor diagnoses among low-income women. 29 Apr 2009
• [Use of the internet for health information by ENT patients] 29 Apr 2009
• The current unmet need in type 2 diabetes mellitus: addressing glycemia and cardiovascular disease. 29 Apr 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