Effectiveness of a computerized decision aid in primary care on decision making and quality of life in menorrhagia: Results of the MENTIP randomized controlled trial

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 575-584

  Protheroe, Joanne ^a   Bower, Peter ^a   Chew Graham, Carolyn ^a   Peters, Tim J ^b   Fahey, Tom ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision aids; Menorrhagia; Patient participation; Shared decision making

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENORRHAGIA; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AUTOMATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 35148858707     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: 1552681X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X07306785     Document Type: Article

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