Occupational therapists' use and perceptions of written Client education materials

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 573-576

  Sharry, Renee ^a   McKenna, Kryss ^b   Tooth, Leigh ^b  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health information; Older clients; Practice patterns

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PROBABILITY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; TEACHING; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PAMPHLETS; PROBABILITY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TEACHING; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 0036725774     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.56.5.573     Document Type: Article

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