Can face-to-face patient education be replaced by computer-based patient education? A randomised trial

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 176-182

  Keulers, Bram J ^a   Welters, Carlo F M ^b   Spauwen, Paul H M ^c   Houpt, Peter ^d  

^a MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Sint Anna Hospital   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Computer based patient education; Knowledge level; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; SATISFACTION;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34249938034     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2007.03.012     Document Type: Article

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