A randomised controlled trial of a decision-aid leaflet to facilitate women's choice between pregnancy termination methods

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 688-694

  Wong, S S M ^a   Thornton, J G ^b   Gbolade, B ^a   Bekker, H L ^c  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitude; Decision aid; Patient involvement; Termination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSULTATION; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RISK; SCORING SYSTEM;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33646873691     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2006.00930.x     Document Type: Article

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