Development of a measure of informed choice suitable for use in low literacy populations

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 278-295

  Dormandy, Elizabeth ^a   Tsui, Elaine Y L ^b   Marteau, Theresa M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Informed choice; Low literacy; Measurement; Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SICKLE CELL; THALASSEMIA; VALIDITY;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMPREHENSION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LONDON; NEGATIVISM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 34248155291     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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