Randomised comparison of three tools for improving compliance with occlusion therapy: An educational cartoon story, a reward calendar, and an information leaflet for parents

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 251, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 321-329

  Tjiam, A M ^a   Holtslag, G ^a   Van Minderhout, H M ^b   Simonsz Toth B ^b   Vermeulen Jong, M H L ^b   Borsboom, G J J M ^a   Loudon, S E ^a   Simonsz, H J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amblyopia; Intervention; Patients' compliance; Randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL CARTOON STORY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OCCLUSION THERAPY; PARENT INFORMATION LEAFLET; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REWARD CALENDAR; SOCIAL STATUS; VISUAL ACUITY;

AMBLYOPIA; BANDAGES; CARTOONS AS TOPIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; ORTHOPTICS; PARENTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 84872339676     PISSN: 0721832X     EISSN: 1435702X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00417-012-2107-4     Document Type: Article

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