Randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a videotape about radiotherapy

In a randomized controlled trial, the additional provision of information on videotape was no more effective than written information alone in reducing pre-treatment worry about radiotherapy. Images of surviving cancer patients, however, may provide further reassurance to patients once therapy is co...

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Autores principales: Harrison, R, Dey, P, Slevin, N J, Eardley, A, Gibbs, A, Cowan, R, Logue, J P, Leidecker, V, Hopwood, P
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Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2001
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2363600/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11139305
http://dx.doi.org/10.1054/bjoc.2000.1536
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author Harrison, R
Dey, P
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description In a randomized controlled trial, the additional provision of information on videotape was no more effective than written information alone in reducing pre-treatment worry about radiotherapy. Images of surviving cancer patients, however, may provide further reassurance to patients once therapy is completed. © 2001 Cancer Research Campaign http://www.bjcancer.com
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spelling pubmed-23636002009-09-10 Randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a videotape about radiotherapy Harrison, R Dey, P Slevin, N J Eardley, A Gibbs, A Cowan, R Logue, J P Leidecker, V Hopwood, P Br J Cancer Short Communication In a randomized controlled trial, the additional provision of information on videotape was no more effective than written information alone in reducing pre-treatment worry about radiotherapy. Images of surviving cancer patients, however, may provide further reassurance to patients once therapy is completed. © 2001 Cancer Research Campaign http://www.bjcancer.com Nature Publishing Group 2001-01 2001-01-01 /pmc/articles/PMC2363600/ /pubmed/11139305 http://dx.doi.org/10.1054/bjoc.2000.1536 Text en Copyright © 2001 Cancer Research Campaign https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material.If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
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