The quality and suitability of written educational materials for patients

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 259-265

  Demir, Fatma ^a   Ozsaker, Esma ^a   Ilce, Arzu Ozcan ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

DISCERN; Educational booklet; Nurses; Patient education; Quality; Suitability; Written educational material

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; NURSING EDUCATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLICATION; SELF CONCEPT; SEMANTICS; STANDARD; TEACHING; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WRITING;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL; SELF EFFICACY; SEMANTICS; TEACHING MATERIALS; TURKEY; WRITING;

EID: 37149039557     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.02044.x     Document Type: Article

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