ArticleBMC research notes2012
The waiting room: vector for health education? The general practitioner's point of view.
Article in BMC research notes, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03239795 (Promoting Influenza Vaccination In General Practice Waiting Rooms By Posters And Pamphlets), which is not on this map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Promoting Influenza Vaccination In General Practice Waiting Rooms By Posters And Pamphlets: A Registry Based Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Effectiveness of health education materials in general practice waiting rooms: a cross-sectional study.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundGeneral practitioners (GPs) play a central role in disseminating information and most health policies are tending to develop this pivotal role of GPs in dissemination of health-related information to the public. The objective of this study was to evaluate use of the waiting room by GPs as a vector for health promotion.
resultsA cross-sectional study was conducted on a representative sample of GPs using semi-structured, face-to-face interviews. A structured grid was used to describe the documents. Quantitative and qualitative analysis was performed. Sixty GPs participated in the study. They stated that a waiting room had to be pleasant, but agreed that it was a useful vector for providing health information. The GPs stated that they distributed documents designed to improve patient care by encouraging screening, providing health education information and addressing delicate subjects more easily. However, some physicians believed that this information can sometimes make patients more anxious. A large number of documents were often available, covering a variety of topics.
conclusionGeneral practitioners intentionally use their waiting rooms to disseminate a broad range of health-related information, but without developing a clearly defined strategy. It would be interesting to correlate the topics addressed by waiting room documents with prevention practices introduced during the visit.
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