Therapeutic misconception correlates with willingness to participate in clinical drug trials among patients with epilepsy; need for better counseling

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 48, Issue , 2015, Pages 29-34

  Reijula, Emmi ^a   Halkoaho, Arja ^b   Pietilä, Anna Maija ^a   Selander, Tuomas ^b   Kälviäinen, Reetta ^a,b   Keränen, Tapani ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Epilepsy; Therapeutic misconceptions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DRUG EFFICACY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIKERT SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION; THERAPEUTIC MISCONCEPTION; VULNERABLE POPULATION; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COUNSELING; DRUG SCREENING; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COUNSELING; DRUG EVALUATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; THERAPEUTIC MISCONCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930628386     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.05.013     Document Type: Article

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