title: Educating patients with limited literacy skills: the effectiveness of printed and videotaped materials about colon cancer.
abstract: We investigated whether printed or videotaped information is more effective in enhancing colon cancer knowledge. Subjects (n = 1100) were randomized into three groups: to receive a booklet, view a videotape, or receive no intervention. Subjects receiving the intervention showed increased knowledge compared with control subjects (booklet = 23% and videotape = 26% vs no intervention = 3%). Findings suggest that personalized educational materials are effective in enhancing colon cancer knowledge.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 53201.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Meade
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: McKinney
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Barnas
mesh_terms: D003110:Colonic Neoplasms; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010174:Pamphlets; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D011932:Reading; D014743:Videotape Recording