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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)   180 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

Author

Gary P. Barnas MD Associate Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin

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