OBJECTIVE To test the acceptability and impact of a booklet on chemical additives in cigarettes. METHODS In 2005, 2152 current (59%), former (38%), and never (3%) smokers were enrolled on the Internet and randomly assigned to an intervention group which immediately received a 48-page booklet on cigarette additives by postal mail (n=1074), or to a control group (n=1078). Four weeks later, 1965...

BACKGROUND In the region of Västra Götaland in Sweden, prescribing guidelines, drawn up by 24 expert groups and determined by the regional board for drugs, are since 2006 available in the form of an annually published booklet. This study investigates, for the first time, the use of and attitudes towards this publication. METHODS A questionnaire was administered to doctors working in primary h...

A booklet was developed in the author's practice that provided advice for parents on the home management of cough, fever, sore throat, diarrhoea and vomiting in children, and included specific recommendations about when to seek medical help. The effect of distributing this booklet on the frequency of parent-initiated consultations was evaluated in a randomized, controlled trial. The overall eff...

BACKGROUND Decision Aids (DAs) effectively translate medical evidence for patients but are not routinely used in clinical practice. Little is known about how DAs are used during patient-clinician encounters. OBJECTIVE To characterize the content and communicative function of high-quality DAs during diagnostic clinic visits for prostate cancer. PARTICIPANTS 252 men newly diagnosed with local...

BACKGROUND To evaluate the impact of an educational booklet on women's knowledge of and willingness to participate in a randomized clinical trial of treatment for breast cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS Women undergoing surgery for newly diagnosed early stage breast cancer were randomized to receive, or not, an information booklet explaining the need for and manner in which randomized trials are...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate a booklet on comfort care in dementia from the perspective of family with relevant experience, and assess nursing home resident and family factors associated with evaluations. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Long term care facilities in French-speaking Canada, and the Netherlands and Italy. PARTICIPANTS Bereaved family (n = 138). MEASUREMENTS An 8-item scale a...

This is a three hour examination. All questions carry the same weight. Answer all of the following six questions. • Please check to see that your name and address are correct as printed on your blue-card. • Please print your name on each exam booklet. Answer each question in a separate booklet, and number each booklet according to the question. Read the questions carefully. Keep your answers le...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether a booklet given to patients being discharged from hospital giving details of their admission and treatment increased their knowledge and recall when reviewed in outpatient clinics. DESIGN Patients alternately allocated to receive a booklet or to serve as controls. Assessment by a questionnaire at first attendance at outpatient clinic after discharge. Data were c...

BACKGROUND The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to evaluate the effect of a 'supply on demand'-distribution strategy, compared to an 'unsolicited supply'-distribution strategy, on the use of a care booklet and clinical outcomes among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In addition, differences in socio-demographic and clinical characteristics between users and non-users were exp...