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Does higher quality information improve the attendance rate or treatment outcome of obese patients?
Author(s) -
Macqueen Catherine,
Frost Gary
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of human nutrition and dietetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.951
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1365-277X
pISSN - 0952-3871
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-277x.1995.tb00305.x
Subject(s) - medicine , attendance , audit , weight loss , outcome (game theory) , obesity , physical therapy , mathematics , management , mathematical economics , economics , economic growth
A clinical audit was carried out to assess the effects of providing a pre‐treatment information pack on attendance rates and weight loss in obese patients referred to the dietitians. No improvement in either attendance rates or treatment outcome was seen during the period when this pack was provided, compared to a similar period when only an appointment date was given.