Trial reportJournal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA2011
A pilot study to evaluate learning style-tailored information prescriptions for hypertensive emergency department patients.
Trial report in Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- What are the barriers and facilitators to effective health promotion in urgent and emergency care? A systematic review.BMC emergency medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Interventions to Improve Communication at Hospital Discharge and Rates of Readmission: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA network open · 2021Pooled it
- Guiding Oncology Patients Through the Maze of Precision Medicine.Journal of health communication · 2016Trial
- Patient education and follow-up as an intervention for hypertensive patients discharged from an emergency department: a randomized control trial study protocol.BMC emergency medicine · 2015Trial
- Impact of health information prescription in thyroid cancer.Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · 2026Article
- A Conceptual Framework for Individualized Patient Education in Healthcare: A Scoping Review.Patient preference and adherence · 2026Review
- Paramedic To Provider Consultation Challenges in the Emergency Department in Kazakhstan: An Online Survey.Open access emergency medicine : OAEM · 2023Article
- Improving patient understanding on discharge from the short stay unit: an integrated human factors and quality improvement approach.BMJ open quality · 2022Article
- How practice nurses engage with parents during their consultations about the MMR vaccine: a qualitative study.Primary health care research & development · 2021Article
- Efficacy of enhanced emergency department discharge for chronic hypertension management - Results of a randomized controlled trial.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2020Article
- Libraries and Librarians: Key Partners for Progress in Health Literacy Research and Practice.Studies in health technology and informatics · 2017Article
- Information prescriptions, 1930-2013: an international history and comprehensive review.Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · 2014Review
- The librarian in the cloud: or beware of unintended consequences.Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · 2011Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis pilot study explored whether learning style-tailored education materials, "information prescriptions," are effective in increasing hypertension knowledge in emergency room patients.
methodsIn a randomized trial, hypertensive emergency medicine patients received either standard care discharge instructions or discharge instructions in combination with an information prescription individualized to each patient's learning-style preference. Two weeks post-visit, the study team assessed changes in hypertension knowledge via a survey.
resultsNo significant difference was observed for changes in quiz scores on the hypertension knowledge assessment, though patients receiving the tailored information prescriptions reported higher levels of satisfaction with intervention materials.
conclusionThe study demonstrated the workflow feasibility of implementing a learning-style approach to patient education in the emergency department setting. Further research is needed to develop more robust measures of high blood pressure knowledge among the emergency department patient population. This work will contribute to establishing a framework for developing customized information prescriptions that can be broadly adapted for use in varied settings and with varied health care conditions.
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