Developing an 'interactive' booklet on respiratory tract infections in children for use in primary care consultations

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 286-293

  Francis, Nick ^a   Wood, Fiona ^b   Simpson, Sharon ^a,b   Hood, Kerenza ^a,b   Butler, Christopher C ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Focus groups; Pamphlets; Parents; Patient education; Respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; CHILD; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PAMPHLETS; PARENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 53249137790     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2008.07.020     Document Type: Article

References (58)

1. Godolphin W., Towle A., and McKendry R. Evaluation of the quality of patient information to support informed shared decision-making. Health Expect 4 (2001) 235-242
2. Kenny T., Wilson R.G., Purves I.N., Clark Sr. J., Newton L.D., Newton D.P., and Moseley D.V. A PIL for every ill? Patient information leaflets (PILs): a review of past, present and future use. Fam Pract 15 (1998) 471-479
3. Moult B., Franck L.S., and Brady H. Ensuring quality information for patients: development and preliminary validation of a new instrument to improve the quality of written health care information. Health Expect 7 (2004) 165-175
4. McCarthy K., and Prentice P. Commissioning health education in primary care. Br Med J 333 (2006) 667-668
5. Dunman M. Producing patient information: how to research, develop and produce effective information resources. 2 ed. (2003), King's Fund, London
6. Department of Health. Toolkit for producing patient information (2003), HMSO, London
7. McCormick A., Fleming D., and Charlton J. Morbidity statistics from general practice. Fourth National Study 1991-1992 (1995), HMSO, London
8. Arroll B., and Kenealy T. Antibiotics for the common cold and acute purulent rhinitis [Systematic Review]. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2007)
9. Del Mar C.B., Glasziou P.P., and Spinks A.B. Antibiotics for sore throat [Systematic Review]. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2007)
10. Glasziou P.P., Del Mar C.B., Sanders S.L., and Hayem M. Antibiotics for acute otitis media in children [Systematic Review]. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2007)
11. Spurling G.K.P., Fonseka K., Doust J., and Del Mar C. Antibiotics for bronchiolitis in children [Systematic Review]. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2007)
12. Marchant J.M., Morris P., Gaffney J.T., and Chang A.B. Antibiotics for prolonged moist cough in children [Systematic Review]. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2007)
13. Ashworth M., Charlton J., Cox K., Gulliford M., Latinovic R., and Rowlands G. Why has antibiotic prescribing for respiratory illness declined in primary care? A longitudinal study using the General Practice Research Database. J Public Health 26 (2004) 268-274
14. Shapiro E. Injudicious antibiotic use: an unforeseen consequence of the emphasis on patient satisfaction?. Clin Therap 24 (2002) 197-204
15. Chung A, Perera R, Brueggemann AB, Elamin AE, Harnden A, Mayon-White R, Smith S, Crook DW, Mant D. Effect of antibiotic prescribing on antibiotic resistance in individual children in primary care: prospective cohort study. Br Med J 2007;335:429.
16. Goossens H., Ferech M., Vander Stichele R., Elseviers M., and Group E.P. Outpatient antibiotic use in Europe and association with resistance: a cross-national database study. Lancet 365 (2005) 579-587 [see comment]
17. Melander E., Ekdahl K., Jonsson G., and Molstad S. Frequency of penicillin-resistant pneumococci in children is correlated to community utilization of antibiotics. Pediatr Infect Dis J 19 (2000) 1172-1177
18. Steinke D., and Davey P. Association between antibiotic resistance and community prescribing: a critical review of bias and confounding in published studies. Clin Infect Dis 33 (2001) S193-S205
19. Kai J. Parents' difficulties and information needs in coping with acute illness in preschool children: a qualitative study. Br Med J 313 (1996) 987-990 [see comment]
20. Allen J., Dyas J., Jones M., Allen J., Dyas J., and Jones M. Minor illness in children: parents' views and use of health services. Br J Commun Nurs 7 (2002) 462-468
21. Butler C.C., Robling M., Prout H., Hood K., and Kinnersley P. Management of suspected acute viral upper respiratory tract infection in children with intranasal sodium cromoglicate: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet 359 (2002) 2153-2158
22. Saunders N. Parents' responses to symptoms of respiratory tract infection in their children. Can Med Assoc J 168 (2003) 25-30
23. Butler C.C., Rollnick S., Kinnersley P., Tapper-Jones L., and Houston H. Communicating about expected course and re-consultation for respiratory tract infections in children: an exploratory study. Br J Gen Pract 54 (2004) 536-538
24. Macfarlane J.T., Holmes W.F., and Macfarlane R.M. Reducing reconsultations for acute lower respiratory tract illness with an information leaflet: a randomized controlled study of patients in primary care. Br J Gen Pract 47 (1997) 719-722
25. Macfarlane J., Holmes W., Gard P., Thornhill D., Macfarlane R., and Hubbard R. Reducing antibiotic use for acute bronchitis in primary care: blinded, randomised controlled trial of patient information leaflet. Br Med J 324 (2002) 91-94
26. Kreuter M.W., Chheda S.G., and Bull F.C. How does physician advice influence patient behavior? Evidence for a priming effect. Arch Fam Med 9 (2000) 426-433
27. Little P., Somerville J., Williamson I., Warner G., Moore M., Wiles R., George S., Smith A., and Peveler R. Randomised controlled trial of self management leaflets and booklets for minor illness provided by post. Br Med J 322 (2001) 1214-1217
28. Morrell D.C., Avery A.J., and Watkins C.J. Management of minor illness. Br Med J 280 (1980) 769-771
29. Hansen B.W. A randomized controlled trial on the effect of an information booklet for young families in Denmark. Patient Educ Counsel 16 (1990) 147-150
30. Usherwood T.P. Development and randomized controlled trial of a booklet of advice for parents. Br J Gen Pract: J R Coll Gen Pract 41 (1991) 58-62
31. Heaney D, Wyke S, Wilson P, Elton R, Rutledge P, Sommerville A, Wilkie T. Assessment of impact of information booklets on use of healthcare services: randomised controlled trial Commentary: What's wrong with opting out? Commentary: Public opinion may force researchers to seek "opt in" consent for all. Br Med J 2001;322:1218.
32. Francis N., Hood K., Simpson S., Wood F., Nuttall J., and Butler C. The effect of using an interactive booklet on childhood respiratory tract infections in consultations: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial in primary care. BMC Fam Pract 9 (2008) 23
33. Morgan D., and Krueger R. The focus group kit (1998), Sage, Thousand Oaks
34. Bandura A. Health promotion from the perspective of social cognitive theory. Psychol Health 13 (1998) 623-649
35. Pendleton D., Schofield T., Tate P., and Havelock P. The consultation: an approach to learning and teaching (1984), Oxford University Press, Oxford
36. Butler C.C., Kinnersley P., Prout H., Rollnick S., Edwards A., and Elwyn G. Antibiotics and shared decision-making in primary care. J Antimicrob Chemother 48 (2001) 435-440
37. Charles C., Gafni A., and Whelan T. Shared decision-making in the medical encounter: what does it mean? (Or it takes at least two to tango). Social Sci Med 44 (1997) 681-692
38. Edwards A., Elwyn G., and Mulley A. Explaining risks: turning numerical data into meaningful pictures. Br Med J 324 (2002) 827-830
39. Butler C.C., Kinnersley P., Hood K., Robling M., Prout H., Rollnick S., and Houston H. Clinical course of acute infection of the upper respiratory tract in children: cohort study. Br Med J 327 (2003) 1088-1089
40. Hay A.D., Wilson A., Fahey T., and Peters T.J. The duration of acute cough in pre-school children presenting to primary care: a prospective cohort study. Fam Pract 20 (2003) 696-705
41. McLaughlin G.H. SMOG grading: a new readability formula. J Read 12 (1969) 639-646
42. National Literacy Trust. Readability-how to test how easy a text is to read [cited January 23, 2008]. Available from: http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/campaign/SMOG.html.
43. Kai J. What worries parents when their preschool children are acutely ill, and why: a qualitative study. Br Med J 313 (1996) 983-986
44. Kallestrup P., and Bro F. Parents' beliefs and expectations when presenting with a febrile child at an out-of-hours general practice clinic. Br J Gen Pract 53 (2003) 43-44
45. Wyke S., Hewison J., and Russell I.T. Respiratory illness in children: what makes parents decide to consult?. Br J Gen Pract 40 (1990) 226-229
46. Jonsson H., and Haraldsson R.H. Parents' perspectives on otitis media and antibiotics. A qualitative study. Scand J Primary Health Care 20 (2002) 35-39
47. Al-Nouri L., and Basheer K. Mothers' perceptions of fever in children. J Trop Pediatr 52 (2006) 113-116 [discussion 7]
48. Butler C.C., Rollnick S., Pill R., Maggs-Rapport F., and Stott N. Understanding the culture of prescribing: qualitative study of general practitioners' and patients' perceptions of antibiotics for sore throats. Br Med J 317 (1998) 637-642
49. Kumar S., Little P., and Britten N. Why do general practitioners prescribe antibiotics for sore throat? Grounded theory interview study. Br Med J 326 (2003) 138 [see comment]
50. Bradley C.P. Factors which influence the decision whether or not to prescribe: the dilemma facing general practitioners. Br J Gen Pract 42 (1992) 454-458
51. Bradley C.P. Uncomfortable prescribing decisions: a critical incident study. Br Med J 304 (1992) 294-296
52. Little P., Dorward M., Warner G., Stephens K., Senior J., and Moore M. Importance of patient pressure and perceived pressure and perceived medical need for investigations, referral, and prescribing in primary care: nested observational study. Br Med J 328 (2004) 444
53. McIntosh A., Shaw C.F., McIntosh A., and Shaw C.F.M. Barriers to patient information provision in primary care: patients' and general practitioners' experiences and expectations of information for low back pain. Health Expect 6 (2003) 19-29
54. Moumjid N., Morelle M., Carrere M.O., Bachelot T., Mignotte H., Bremond A., Moumjid N., Morelle M., Carrere M.-O., Bachelot T., Mignotte H., and Bremond A. Elaborating patient information with patients themselves: lessons from a cancer treatment focus group. Health Expect 6 (2003) 128-139
55. DeWalt D.A., Pignone M., Malone R., Rawls C., Kosnar M.C., George G., Bryant B., Rothman R.L., Angel B., DeWalt D.A., Pignone M., Malone R., Rawls C., Kosnar M.C., George G., Bryant B., Rothman R.L., and Angel B. Development and pilot testing of a disease management program for low literacy patients with heart failure. Patient Educ Counsel 55 (2004) 78-86
56. Asbury N., and Walshe A. Involving women with breast cancer in the development of a patient information leaflet for anticipatory nausea and vomiting. Eur J Oncol Nurs 9 (2005) 33-43
57. Zakrzewska J.M., Leeson R.M., McLuskey M., Vickers M., Zakrzewska J.M., Leeson R.M., McLuskey M., and Vickers M. The development of patient information leaflets. Care of the mouth after radiotherapy. Gerodontology 14 (1997) 48-53
58. Vlastos I.M., Hajiioannou J., and Houlakis M. Otitis media with effusion: what parents want to know. J Laryngol Otol 122 1 (2008) 21-24