scholarly journals BC05: Irritant blepharitis from eyelash extensions in the context of isotretinoin therapy: time to lash it on the patient information leaflet?

2021 ◽  
Vol 185 (S1) ◽  
pp. 77-78
Keyword(s):  
Patient Information ◽  
Patient Information Leaflet ◽  
Information Leaflet ◽  
Isotretinoin Therapy

A comparative analysis of the lay-friendliness of Danish EU patient information leaflets from 2000 to 2012

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Inger Askehave ◽  
Karen Korning Zethsen
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Patient Information ◽  
Patient Information Leaflet ◽  
General Interest ◽  
Information Leaflet ◽  
Empirical Results ◽  
Patient Information Leaflets ◽  
Information Leaflets ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Eu

Since becoming mandatory in the EU in 1992, the patient information leaflet (PIL) has been the subject of an on-going discussion regarding its ability to provide easily understandable information. This study examines whether the lay-friendliness of Danish PILs has improved from 2000 to 2012 according to the Danish consumers. A reproduction of a questionnaire study from 2000 was carried out. The responses of the 2012 survey were compared to those of the 2000 survey and the analysis showed that Danes are less inclined to read the PIL in 2012 compared to 2000 and that the general interest in PILs has decreased. The number of respondents who deem the PIL easy to read has gone down. According to Danish consumers, the lay-friendliness of PILs has not improved from 2000 to 2012 and a very likely explanation could be that the PIL as a genre has become far too regulated and complex to live up to its original intentions. On the basis of the empirical results the article furthermore offers suggestions for practice changes.

The role of clinical pharmacist in enhancing the health-related quality of life in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eldhose Varghese ◽  
Irrin Poulose ◽  
Chaitanya Sagar G ◽  
Jennifer Ann Jose ◽  
Mintu Mathew Ms
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ◽  
Patient Information ◽  
Patient Information Leaflet ◽  
Information Leaflet ◽  
Patient Counselling ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Tuberculosis (TB) is potentially airborne severe infectious disease which requires long term treatment. It considerably affects the physical and mental health quality of the patient’s life. Appropriate patient counselling with the help of Patient Information Leaflet will help to improve the patient’s quality of life and overall treatment outcome. To enhance the health related quality of life in pulmonary tuberculosis patients by providing patient counselling with the aid of patient information leaflet. An interventional study was carried out for six months in 80 patients diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis from the OP & IP of Tuberculosis and Chest Department of a medical college hospital. The HRQoL was assessed using the SF-36 questionnaire. Appropriate patient counselling was provided with the help of Patient Information Leaflet. In our study, a total of 80 patients were enrolled, out of which 49[61%] were Out-patients, and 31[39%] were In-patients. All the 8 sub domains of the SF-36 survey show statistical significance with improvement in 2nd Visit (after counselling) when compared with the baseline visit. The demographic variables like smoking, low socioeconomic status, allergies, family history show statistically significant association with overall HRQoL. The HRQOL of the pulmonary tuberculosis patients were initially low before the start of Anti-TB therapy, after providing proper patient counselling using patient information leaflet the HRQoL scores were found to be increased on the subsequent re-visits, which implies the need of proper patient counselling and follow-up in PTB for the better quality of life.

Knowledge of oral cancer, distress and screening intentions: longer term effects of a patient information leaflet

2004 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Boundouki ◽  
Gerry Humphris ◽  
Anne Field
Keyword(s):  
Oral Cancer ◽  
Patient Information ◽  
Patient Information Leaflet ◽  
Information Leaflet ◽  
Screening Intentions

Preparation, validation and user-testing of patient information leaflet on cancer

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
U.P. Nandakumar ◽  
J.J. Joel ◽  
J. Shetty ◽  
C.S. Shastry ◽  
C.H. Krishna Bhat
Keyword(s):  
Patient Information ◽  
Patient Information Leaflet ◽  
Information Leaflet ◽  
User Testing

Dizziness, driving, and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: audit of advice given to patients, and design of a patient information leaflet

2019 ◽  
Vol 133 (09) ◽  
pp. 822-824
Author(s):  
J D Sinnott ◽  
H Mahoney ◽  
A S Wilkinson ◽  
S J Broomfield
Keyword(s):  
Patient Information ◽  
Closed Loop ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Patient Information Leaflet ◽  
Information Leaflet ◽  
Referral Centre ◽  
Tertiary Referral ◽  
Tertiary Referral Centre ◽  
Clinical Notes ◽  
Individual Interpretation

AbstractBackgroundEvidence from the literature shows that clinicians’ knowledge of rules and legislation surrounding driving can often be poor. A closed-loop audit was conducted to gauge the level of driving advice given to patients with dizziness.MethodsThe clinical notes of 100 patients referred to the vertigo clinic at a tertiary referral centre were retrospectively searched for evidence of driving advice. Education sessions were undertaken and a patient information leaflet was developed before a second cycle of the audit.Results and conclusionThe proportion of patients having documented evidence of receiving driving advice increased from 6.3 per cent to 10.4 per cent. It is therefore clear that, despite this improvement, a significant proportion of patients’ notes did not contain documentation about driving. This is likely because of many reasons, including individual interpretation by clinicians. This paper provides a reminder of the rules, and discusses their interpretation and implementation in an increasingly medicolegal environment.

Lung cancer pathway: first consultation patient information leaflet

Lung Cancer ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 127 ◽  
pp. S53
Author(s):  
L. Canning ◽  
H. Sparkes ◽  
H. Al-Najjar
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Patient Information ◽  
Patient Information Leaflet ◽  
Information Leaflet
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