Open Access<p>Development and Validation of an Information Leaflet on Oral Care for Irradiated Patients</p>
Author(s) -
Helene Bacher,
Ramona Schweyen,
Dirk Vordermark,
Bernd Leplow,
Jeremias Hey
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
patient preference and adherence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.885
H-Index - 48
ISSN - 1177-889X
DOI - 10.2147/ppa.s256990
Subject(s) - medicine , family medicine , head and neck , package insert , medical physics , surgery , pharmacology
The aim of the study was to develop an optimally designed and comprehensibly formulated patient information leaflet (PIL) to improve patients' memory of information provided by physicians during a radiotherapy (head and neck area) consultation. This PIL was tested on unaffected probands for its usefulness in clinical practice.