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Patient information recall in a rheumatology clinic
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This article is published in Rheumatology.The article was published on 1979-02-01. It has received 149 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: MEDLINE.read more
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Patients' memory for medical information.
TL;DR: Empirical evidence is examined concerning the obstacles to memory for medical information and some suggestions for overcoming them as a prerequisite for good adherence to recommended treatment are offered.
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Effective communication skills are the key to good cancer care.
TL;DR: Some of the issues that influence communication within an oncology setting, and ultimately affect patient care, are discussed.
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Effect of preoperative multimedia information on perioperative anxiety in patients undergoing procedures under regional anaesthesia
TL;DR: Preoperative multimedia information reduces the anxiety of patients undergoing surgery under regional anaesthesia because this type of information is easily delivered and can benefit many patients.
REGIONAL ANAESTHESIA Effect of preoperative multimedia information on perioperative anxiety in patients undergoing procedures under regional anaesthesia
TL;DR: In this article, a short film (created by the authors) depicting the patient's in-hospital journey including either a spinal anaesthetic or a brachial plexus block was shown to reduce the anxiety of patients undergoing upper or lower limb surgery under regional anaesthesia.
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Improving patients’ understanding, recall, satisfaction and compliance
TL;DR: Although the main emphasis of this chapter will be on the improvement of information giving by health care providers, this is only one aspect of communication in the clinical encounter.