A novel process for integrating patient stories into patient education interventions: Incorporating lessons from theater arts

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 455-459

  Fix, Gemmae M ^a,b   Houston, Thomas K ^a,c   Barker, Anna M ^a   Wexler, Laura ^d   Cook, Natasha ^a   Volkman, Julie E ^a   Bokhour, Barbara G ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d The Stoop Storytelling Series   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Audiovisual media; Hypertension; Narrative medicine; Patient education

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; HYPERTENSION; NARRATIVE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERFORMING ARTS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STORYTELLING;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; COMMUNICATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERVENTION STUDIES; NARRATION; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TELEPHONE; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 84864531208     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2012.06.012     Document Type: Article

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