Changing professional practice in tuberculosis care: An educational intervention

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 434-442

  Dick, Judy ^a   Lewin, Simon ^a,b   Rose, Elizabeth ^c   Zwarenstein, Merrick ^a,d,e   Van Walt, Hester Der ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Health Department   (South Africa)

^d INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Educational intervention; Experiential learning; Nursing; Patient centeredness; South Africa; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; INCIDENCE; MANAGER; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOUTH AFRICA; THEORETICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL STUDY; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION, NURSING; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 9144226261     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03226.x     Document Type: Article

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