Development and evaluation of a novel patient information system.

Autor: Wise, Peter H., Pietroni, Roger G., Bhatt, Vikram B., Bond, Catherine S., Hirst, Stephen, Hooker, Richard J.
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Zdroj: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine; Oct1996, Vol. 89 Issue 10, p557-560, 4p, 2 Charts
Abstrakt: A comprehensive patient information datafile of 320 topics has been developed, subserving the domains of medicine, surgery, gynaecology and paediatrics. The system was designed as loose-leaf sheets capable of being photocopied, as well as a computer-based datafile. In a four-practice study, 73% of consecutive general practice attenders could be issued with the relevant disorder or procedure information sheet. With a questionnaire return rate of 79%, 886 patients rated the three criteria of readability, understandability and usefulness of their leaflets as very or quite easy and very or quite useful in more than 94% of instances. This system could be a valuable adjunct to patient education in both general and hospital practice settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index