Long-term effectiveness of computer-generated tailored patient education on benzodiazepines: A randomized controlled trial

Addiction

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 662-670

  Ten Wolde, Geeske Brecht ^a   Dijkstra, Arie ^b   Van Empelen, Pepijn ^a   Van Den Hout, Wilbert ^c   Knuistingh Neven, Arie ^c   Zitman, Frans ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Computer; Computer tailored patient education; Health promotion; Intervention; Randomized controlled trial; Tailoring

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DIAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM; TEMAZEPAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

BENZODIAZEPINES; CORRESPONDENCE AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40749117221     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.02141.x     Document Type: Article

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