Health education on self-management and seeking health care in older adults: A randomised trial

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 48-54

  Van Eijken, Monique ^a   Wensing, Michel ^a   De Konink, Marijke ^a   Vernooy, Myrra ^a   Zielhuis, Gerhard ^a   Lagro, Toine ^a   Rikkert, Marcel Olde ^a   Grol, Richard ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

GP; Health education; Older adults; Randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOM; URINARY TRACT; URINE INCONTINENCE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAMPHLETS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 5344224023     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2003.07.004     Document Type: Article

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