Evidence based patient information

BMJ 1998;317:225-226 ( 25 July )

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Evidence based patient information

Is important, so there needs to be a national strategy to ensure it

Information in Practice pp 263 , 264

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Leaflets and other information packages (video and audio tapes, computer programs, and websites) have long been seen as integralto educational strategies designed to promote health, persuade people to adopt healthy lifestyles, and increase uptake of screening. They have also been developed to educate patients in self careof such chronic conditions as arthritis, hypertension, stressrelated psychological problems, gastrointestinal diseases, andback pain, and how to take medicines correctly. There is now growinginterest in providing information to support patients' participationin choosing treatments and deciding on strategies for managingtheir health problems.¹ Much well intentioned effort goes into developing such material, but good intentions are not enough to guarantee quality and usefulness, as two papers in this week'sissue show (pp 263, 264). ² ³ If patients are to be active participants in decisions about their care the information theyare given must accord with available evidence and be presentedin . . . [Full text of this article]

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