title: A randomised comparison of the effect of three patient information leaflet models on older patients' treatment intentions.
abstract: One hundred and ninety-six patients over the age of 65 years suffering from joint pain were randomised to receive one of three patient information leaflets describing a hypothetical pain medication, a standard textual patient information leaflet (PIL) given out by a pharmaceutical chain, and two alternate-forms depicting information with icons and graphs. The results showed that patients randomised to the traditional PIL were less likely to consider taking the hypothetical medication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Whatley
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mamdani
authors.forename: Ross E G
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Upshur
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004346:Drug Information Services; D006801:Humans; D009864:Ontario; D010174:Pamphlets; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal