Dirk Devroey|Tania Moerenhout|Borgermans|Schol|Johan Vansintejan|van de Vijver
Patient health information materials in waiting rooms of family physicians: do patients care?
Vrije Universiteit Brussel|Vrije Universiteit Brussel|Vrije Universiteit Brussel|Vrije Universiteit Brussel|Vrije Universiteit Brussel|Vrije Universiteit Brussel
patient health information materials phims leaflets posters widely used family physicians reinforce illustrate information remind people information received previously facilitates improved healthrelated knowledge selfmanagement patientsthis study assesses use phims patient also addresses perception quality impact phims interaction physician along changes healthrelated knowledge selfmanagementquestionnaire survey among patients family practices one town belgium assessing 1 extent patients read phims waiting rooms leaflets posters take home 2 patients perception impact phims interaction physician change healthrelated knowledge selfmanagement 3 patients judgment quality phimswe included 903 questionnaires taken ten practices ninetyfour percent respondents stated read phims leaflets 45 took leaflets home 78 indicated understood content leaflets nineteen percent respondents reportedly discussed content leaflets physician 26 indicated leaflets allowed ask fewer questions physician thirtyfour percent indicated leaflets previously helped improve healthrelated knowledge selfmanagement fortytwo percent reportedly discussed content leaflets others patient characteristics significant influence perceived impact phims physician interaction healthrelated knowledge selfmanagementthis study suggests patients value health information materials waiting rooms family physicians perceive materials helpful improving patientphysician interaction healthrelated knowledge selfmanagement