A pilot study was carried out to compare two methods of teaching teenage girls about aspirin use. Both individual and group instruction were effective in increasing knowledge after the intervention. Individual instruction appeared to result in better retention of knowledge six weeks later, although the difference in test scores was not significant. The pilot study helped to identify deficiencies in research methods and instruments, which will be revised before we undertake a larger scale study.
Leucovorin calcium is given to cancer patients receiving high-dose methotrexate to retard the onset of serious side effects. Precise adherence to dose and schedule is essential, and it is necessary that patients who self-administer their drug know how to open the ampules and withdraw the correct amount without wastage. Educational resource materials were developed to be given to patients when the leucovorin calcium was dispensed. This paper describes the development and evaluation of the resource materials.
This study examines patient satisfaction with care received in a subspecialty clinic, appointment-keeping behavior in that clinic, and the interrelationships between satisfaction and appointment-keeping compliance. The implications for health education and patient counselling are also discussed. The setting is an outpatient clinic of a large university hospital that serves both an urban and a rural population. A mailed questionnaire was returned by 150/270 (56%) patients. While satisfaction and compliance were not significantly related, satisfaction was significantly related to the patient's perception of benefit received as a result of care provided by the clinic.
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