Impact of information leaflets on behavior of patients with gastroenteritis or tonsillitis: A cluster randomized trial in french primary care

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-31

  Sustersic, Mélanie ^a   Jeannet, Eva ^b   Cozon Rein, Lucile ^c   Maréchaux, Florence ^d   Genty, Céline ^a   Foote, Alison ^a   David Tchouda, Sandra ^a   Martinez, Luc ^e   Bosson, Jean Luc ^a  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b General Practice   (France)

^c General Practice   (France)

^d CNRS ^*  (France)

^e SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

general practice; knowledge about disease; patient behavior; patient information leaflet; primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCE; GASTROENTERITIS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TONSILLITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE; TONSILLITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872494781     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2164-8     Document Type: Article

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