SynthesisThe European journal of general practice2018
Audiovisual aids in primary healthcare settings' waiting rooms. A systematic review.
Synthesis in The European journal of general practice, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Do health service waiting areas contribute to the health literacy of consumers? A scoping review.Health promotion international · 2023Article
- Video text messaging is needed to deliver patient education about preventive care in the United States.PLOS digital health · 2023Article
- Exploring Customer Journeys in the Context of Dentistry: A Case Study.Dentistry journal · 2023Article
- Reanalysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial on Promoting Influenza Vaccination in General Practice Waiting Rooms: A Zelen Design.Vaccines · 2022Article
- Impact of promoting blood donation in general practice: Prospective study among blood donors in France.Frontiers in public health · 2022Observational
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- Determinants of Influenza Vaccine Uptake in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease and Strategies for Improvement.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2021Review
- Educational Video Improves Knowledge about Outpatients' Usage of Antibiotics in Two Public Hospitals in Indonesia.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- "I would not go to him": Focus groups exploring community responses to a public health campaign aimed at reducing unnecessary diagnostic imaging of low back pain.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2021Article
- An Integrated Guide for Designing Video Abstracts Using Freeware and Their Emerging Role in Academic Research Advancement.Journal of Korean medical science · 2021Article
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- Impact of Socio-demographic Characteristics on Time in Outpatient Cardiology Clinics: A Retrospective Analysis.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundHealth promotion is part of GPs' commitments. Some waiting rooms have therefore been implemented with audiovisual aids (posters, pamphlets or screens) for health promotion purposes. Few studies have assessed the effect of audiovisual aids in primary care.
objectivesTo identify, describe and appraise studies that have investigated the effects of audiovisual aids on health promotion in primary healthcare waiting rooms. To determine which factors influence this impact through literature review.
methodsSystematic review. Two independent researchers using predefined keywords searched databases. Additional publications were extracted from the reference lists of the selected articles. The selection of the articles was performed on the title and abstract, followed by complete reading and assessment. Bias and level of evidence were analysed.
resultsA total of 909 articles were collected. Most of them were not in primary care settings. Fourteen peer-reviewed articles fully meeting inclusion criteria were included and analysed. Good quality studies were scarce. Eight of these articles using videos or slideshows on TV screens or tablets indicated effects: three of them were significant on patient knowledge with acceptable evidence and three on health behaviour on surrogate endpoints. Audiovisual aids seem to be used or noticed by patients and can induce conversations with physicians. The relevant factors that might influence these effects (duration of exposure, conception quality, theme, target population and time spent in the waiting room) are insufficiently investigated.
conclusionAudiovisual aids broadcasting messages using screens (TVs, computers, tablets, and smartphones with Bluetooth
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