Open Access<p>Use of a Patient Information Leaflet on Oro-Dental Care During Radiotherapy</p>
Author(s) -
Helene Bacher,
Ramona Schweyen,
Thomas Kuhnt,
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.s262471
Subject(s) - medicine , family medicine , radiation therapy , population , head and neck , test (biology) , physical therapy , surgery , environmental health , biology , paleontology
A patient information leaflet (PIL) on oral and dental care during radiotherapy was tested whether and at which time during therapy it would be helpful to increase the knowledge about the therapy and the resulting side effects and the management of these. Additionally, the participants' subjective perception of being well informed about the topic was examined.