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Petrie, Keith |
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Muller, JT |
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dc.contributor.author |
Schirmbeck, F |
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Donkin, Liesje |
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Broadbent, Elizabeth |
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dc.contributor.author |
Ellis, CJ |
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dc.contributor.author |
Gamble, Gregory |
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dc.contributor.author |
Rief, W |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2012-03-28T19:24:36Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2007 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
BMJ 334(7589):352 17 Feb 2007 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0959-8138 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/15805 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Objective To investigate whether providing information about normal findings before a diagnostic test improves patients' reassurance and reduces anxiety about symptoms. Design Randomised controlled trial. Setting Outpatient cardiology clinic. Participants 92 patients with chest pain referred for a diagnostic exercise stress test. Intervention Before undergoing testing patients were randomised to receive standard information (n=28; control group), a pamphlet explaining the function of the test and the meaning of normal test results (n=30; pamphlet group), or the pamphlet and a brief discussion about the meaning of normal test results (n=34; discussion group). Main outcome measures The primary outcome was patients' reported reassurance on a 5 item scale immediately after the test and at one month. Secondary outcomes were the proportion of patients still with chest pain and still taking cardiac drugs at one month. |
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dc.publisher |
BMJ Publishing Group: BMJ |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
BMJ |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Details obtained from http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/0959-8138/ |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.title |
Effect of providing information about normal test results on patients, reassurance: randomised controlled trial. |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1136/bmj.39093.464190.55 |
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pubs.begin-page |
352 |
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pubs.volume |
334 |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: BMJ Publishing Group: BMJ |
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dc.identifier.pmid |
17259186 |
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pubs.end-page |
354 |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
75085 |
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pubs.org-id |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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pubs.org-id |
School of Medicine |
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pubs.org-id |
Medicine Department |
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pubs.org-id |
Psychological Medicine Dept |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2010-09-01 |
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pubs.dimensions-id |
17259186 |
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