Anesthesia information booklet: A painlessly effective method of patient education

Methotrexate information booklet study 2008.

INTRODUCTION I n order to assess the value of using the methotrexate information booklet, we conducted a single blind prospective controlled trial of the patients attending two rheumatology services. METHODS The active-arm (n=40) used the MTX information booklet for the patients' education and the control-arm (n=38) did not. Patients' interviews were conducted over a 6-month period using an M...

Patient education in rheumatoid arthritis: the effectiveness of the ARC booklet and the mind map.

OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of a pictorial 'mind map' together with the Arthritis Research Campaign (ARC) booklet for imparting knowledge to participants with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Also, we wished to relate this to their reading ability. METHODS We studied 363 participants with RA. Reading ability was assessed using the REALM, and knowledge was assessed using the Knowledge S...

Intraoperative patient information handover between anesthesia providers

Currently, no reported studies have evaluated intraoperative handover among anesthesia providers. Studies on anesthetic handover in the US recovery room setting observed that handover processes are insufficient and, in many instances, significant intraoperative events are disregarded. An online survey tool was sent to anesthesia providers at US anesthesia residency programs nationwide (120 out ...

Development and Evaluation of Evidence Based Pre- Operative Patient Education Booklet in Lumbar Discectomy

Objective: The objective of this study was to contribute towards further understanding of the preoperative educational requirement of patients by developing and evaluating suitable evidence based patient education booklet in lumbar discectomy. Summary of background data: The primary surgical intervention for lumbar radiculopathy is lumbar discectomy but its result remains variable. Patient educ...

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