Patient education and counseling
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Preoperative patient education for open-heart patients: a source of anxiety?
The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of preoperative patient education on anxiety and recovery of the Lebanese patients undergoing open-heart surgery. ⋯ The results suggest that patient education should not be initiated before assessing the patient's cultural and social background.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Triggering anti-smoking advice by GPs: mode of action of an intervention stimulating smoking cessation advice by GPs.
To assess the mode of action of an intervention (GP desktop resource, GDR) that increased the frequency of general practitioner (GP) advice to stop smoking. ⋯ Recommendations that GPs engage in health promotion activities with their patients need to consider that GPs' concerns over harming the doctor-patient relationship may deter them from making such interventions. The GDR appears to be effective in prompting GPs to advise their smoking patients to stop and its widespread distribution to GPs should be considered.
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Editorial Comment Review
Self-monitoring and the not-yet-consciously patient-centered practitioner.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Beyond stroke: description and evaluation of an effective intervention to support family caregivers of stroke patients.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of a group support program and a home visiting program for family caregivers of stroke patients. It also examined the best fit between intervention variant and family caregiver and patient characteristics. van den Heuvel's previous effect study showed positive effects of the same intervention program, but unlike our present study differences between the two support variants could not be measured. ⋯ In order to suitably match an intervention type with specific caregiver characteristics the intervention provider should utilize caregiver self-selection or undertake professional screening of caregiver burden. Telephone contacts should be offered in addition to the interventions.
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Comparative Study
How patient-centred am I? A new method to measure physicians' patient-centredness.
To describe a new method to determine physicians' self-perceived degree of patient-centredness. A pilot study combining qualitative and quantitative methods. ⋯ The instrument can be useful to evaluate educational programmes and detect decline in patient-centredness as early sign of burnout.