Randomized trial of a portable, self-administered decision aid for postmenopausal women considering long-term preventive hormone therapy

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 295-303

  O'Connor, Annette M ^a   Tugwell, Peter ^b   Wells, George A ^b   Elmslie, Tom ^b   Jolly, Elaine ^b   Hollingworth, Gary ^b   Mcpherson, Ruth ^b   Drake, Elizabeth ^b   Hopman, Wilma ^b   Mackenzie, Thomas ^b  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Choice behavior; Consumer satisfaction; Decision making; Decision support techniques; Health education; Hormone replacement therapy; Informed consent; Menopause; Woman education; Woman participation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MENOPAUSE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

AGED; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; RISK FACTORS; TAPE RECORDING; TEACHING MATERIALS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 7144223411     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X9801800307     Document Type: Article

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