dc.contributor.author | Platts, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Mitton, R | |
dc.contributor.author | Boniface, D | |
dc.contributor.author | Friedli, K | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-01-03T16:01:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-01-03T16:01:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2005-09 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Platts , A , Mitton , R , Boniface , D & Friedli , K 2005 , ' Can self-care health books affect amount of contact with the primary health care team? A randomized controlled trial in general practice ' , Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care , vol. 23 , no. 3 , pp. 142-148 . https://doi.org/10.1080/02813430510031289 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0281-3432 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2299/7567 | |
dc.description | Original article can be found at: http://informahealthcare.com/ Copyright Informa healthcare. | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: To investigate the effects of two differently styled self-care health books in general practice on the frequency and duration of patients' consultations and their views of the books. Design: Random allocation of patients to either a descriptive or a decision-tree based self-care health book, or a no-book control condition. Three- and 12-months follow-up by postal questionnaire and monitoring of consultations. Setting: A large general practice in the South East of England. Subjects: A total of 1967 volunteer, adult patients who attended the practice in 2001 participated. Main outcome measures: Demographics; health problems; use of health services; use and perceptions of the trial book; frequency and duration of consultations. Results: Response rates to postal questionnaires at 3 and 12 months were 80% and 74%. In all, 48% consulted their allocated book, compared with 25% who consulted any healthcare book in the Control group. Those reporting health problems were more likely to have consulted their allocated book; 60% reported that the allocated book made them more likely to deal with a problem themselves and 40% reported themselves less likely to consult the practice. However, there were no differences in consultation rates or durations of consultations between the three groups. Conclusions: Handing out of self-care health books may provide qualitative benefits for patients but is unlikely to reduce attendance at the GP practice. | en |
dc.format.extent | 7 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care | |
dc.subject | consultation rates | |
dc.subject | health information | |
dc.subject | primary care | |
dc.subject | RCT | |
dc.subject | self-care | |
dc.title | Can self-care health books affect amount of contact with the primary health care team? : A randomized controlled trial in general practice | en |
dc.contributor.institution | Department of Psychology | |
dc.contributor.institution | Health & Human Sciences Research Institute | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.1080/02813430510031289 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | |
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