Evidence based patient information. is important, so there needs to be a national strategy to ensure it.

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

Who cites it

66 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

1. The impact of informing psychiatric patients about their medication: a systematic review.Pharmacy world & science : PWS · 2006
   Pooled it
2. Describing treatment effects to patients.Journal of general internal medicine · 2003
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3. Cost-effectiveness of providing patients with information on managing mild low-back symptoms in an occupational health setting.BMC public health · 2016
   Trial
4. Blood glucose testing and primary prevention of diabetes mellitus type 2--evaluation of the effect of evidence based patient information.BMC public health · 2010
   Trial
5. Improvement of the educational process by computer-based visualization of procedures: randomized controlled trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2004
   Trial
6. Randomised controlled trial of the effect of evidence based information on women's willingness to participate in cervical cancer screening.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2003
   Trial
7. Development of an Educational Website for Patients With Cancer and Preexisting Autoimmune Diseases Considering Immune Checkpoint Blockers: Usability and Acceptability Study.JMIR cancer · 2024
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8. Evaluation of Online Written Medication Educational Resources for People Living With Heart Failure.CJC open · 2022
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9. Designing a Patient-Friendly Website for Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients with the Participatory Health Research Approach.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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10. Use of participatory action research approach to develop a self-management resource for persons living with dementia.Dementia (London, England) · 2021
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11. Evaluation of quality and readability of online patient information on osteoporosis and osteoporosis drug treatment and recommendations for improvement.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2021
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12. Information needs of people seeking fertility services in Canada: a mixed methods analysis.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2021
    Article
13. Readability and Comprehension of Printed Patient Education Materials.Frontiers in public health · 2021
    Article
14. Development and validation of education materials to reduce childhood blindness due to retinopathy of prematurity.Journal of education and health promotion · 2021
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15. Public priorities for osteoporosis and fracture research: results from a focus group study.Archives of osteoporosis · 2020
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16. Improving Patient Education Materials: A Practical Algorithm from Development to Validation.Current urology · 2019
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17. Prevalence and Correlates of Unmet Supportive Needs of Nigerian Patients With Cancer.Journal of global oncology · 2019
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18. Design of a Care Pathway for Preventive Blood Pressure Monitoring: Qualitative Study.JMIR cardio · 2019
    Article
19. 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 · 2018
    Article
20. Quality of Breast Cancer Information on the Internet by African Organizations: An Appraisal.International journal of breast cancer · 2017
    Review

6 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

Corrections and comments

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  Evidence based patient information. Doctors should be encouraged to develop information resources on the internet.1999
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  Evidence based patient information. Computers can be used to tailor information to patients.1999
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  Evidence based patient information. Local policies would be better than a national strategy.1999
• Comment on
  How risks of breast cancer and benefits of screening are communicated to women: analysis of 58 pamphlets.1998
• Comment on
  Evaluation of readability and accuracy of information leaflets in general practice for patients with asthma.1998

Authors and funding

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Funding

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Abstract

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