Educating patients with limited literacy skills: the effectiveness of printed and videotaped materials about colon cancer. | Zendy

Cathy D. Meade | Zendy; W. Paul McKinney | Zendy; Gary P. Barnas | Zendy

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Educating patients with limited literacy skills: the effectiveness of printed and videotaped materials about colon cancer.

Author(s) -

Cathy D. Meade,

W. Paul McKinney,

Gary P. Barnas

Publication year - 1994

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.84.1.119

Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , medicine , literacy , colorectal cancer , randomized controlled trial , cancer , family medicine , physical therapy , psychology , nursing , pedagogy

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.

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