The effect of a supplementary (‘gist-based’) information leaflet on colorectal cancer knowledge and screening intention: a randomized controlled trial

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 261-272

  Smith, Samuel G ^a,b   Raine, Rosalind ^a   Obichere, Austin ^c   Wolf, Michael S ^b   Wardle, Jane ^a   von Wagner, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Fuzzy Trace Theory; Gist; Health communication; Numeracy; Screening

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUZZY LOGIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

COGNITION; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FUZZY LOGIC; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC;

EID: 84925541427     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-014-9596-z     Document Type: Article

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