Written and verbal information versus verbal information only for patients being discharged from acute hospital settings to home: Systematic review

Health Education Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 423-429

  Johnson, A ^a   Sandford, J ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONVALESCENCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; REVIEW; SATISFACTION; STRESS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AFTERCARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HOSPITAL; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PARENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AFTERCARE; COMMUNICATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; PARENTS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 23344451675     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyg141     Document Type: Review

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