The effect of education and written material on compliance of pediatric clients.
One hundred and fifty babies and their mothers, presenting to the Well Baby Clinic of the Pediatric Outpatient Department were studied for compliance. They were divided randomly into three groups, one serving as a control (n = 55) and two as experimental groups (n = 48 and 47). The latter were exposed to two different intervention methods; teaching and written material respectively, in addition to the routine care given to the control group. The three groups were compared in terms of compliance and improvement in knowledge. The results showed that reinforcement of the doctor's advice by a nurse, or written instructions to the patients, did not improve knowledge or compliance. Possible explanations for such results are given and suggestions for other modes of intervention are made.
University of California, School of Nursing, Center for the Health Sciences, Los Angeles 90024.
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D001294:Attitude to Health; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008430:Maternal-Child Health Centers; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D011897:Random Allocation; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D013664:Teaching Materials