Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
9302171 Patient Education and Counseling 2005 5 Pages PDF
Abstract
Main outcome measures were: number of patients included in the risk assessment, number of patients tested, and proportion of appropriately tested patients. The results show that GPs in the intervention group did not include more patients overall, but that the quality of the screening process was significantly better (81.6% versus 56.2% appropriate tests, P=0.02). Conclusively, GPs who participated in a short educational package on communication skills, selected eligible candidates for screening more accurately and decreased the risk of overscreening.
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