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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

01/01/1994

Pubmed ID

8279598

Pubmed Central ID

PMC1614927

DOI

10.2105/ajph.84.1.119

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0028121030 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   182 Citations

Abstract

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 GP

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Colonic Neoplasms
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pamphlets
Patient Education as Topic
Reading
Videotape Recording