Educating patients with limited literacy skills: the effectiveness of printed and videotaped materials about colon cancer. Am J Public Health 1994 Jan;84(1):119-21
Date
01/01/1994Pubmed ID
8279598Pubmed Central ID
PMC1614927DOI
10.2105/ajph.84.1.119Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0028121030 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 182 CitationsAbstract
We investigated whether printed or videotaped information is more effective in enhancing colon cancer knowledge. Subjects (n = 1100) were randomized into three groups: to receive a booklet, view a videotape, or receive no intervention. Subjects receiving the intervention showed increased knowledge compared with control subjects (booklet = 23% and videotape = 26% vs no intervention = 3%). Findings suggest that personalized educational materials are effective in enhancing colon cancer knowledge.
Author List
Meade CD, McKinney WP, Barnas GPAuthor
Gary P. Barnas MD Associate Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Colonic NeoplasmsFemale
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pamphlets
Patient Education as Topic
Reading
Videotape Recording