Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy
Health Expect
· ISSN (e) 1369-7625
· 30 papers in corpus
qualitative
2010
OBJECTIVE: To elicit patients' views on whether they could contribute to improvements in their care by carrying their own health information to clinician encounters; and to consider the implications for the development of a patient-held hea…
observational
2005
BACKGROUND: We report a population-based comparison of psychosexual health 5 years after contrasting amounts of surgical treatments for heavy periods [dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB)]. Women's fears about sexual function after hysterec…
rct
2003
OBJECTIVE: Does a patient information booklet influence treatment for menorrhagia? DESIGN: Randomized trial and a pre-trial prospective cohort study. SETTING: Gynaecology outpatient clinics in 14 Finnish hospitals. PARTICIPANTS: A total …
qualitative
2002
OBJECTIVES: To explore women's views about the risks and benefits of diagnostic laparoscopy in the investigation of chronic pelvic pain, including how much information it is thought appropriate to give about three specific risks: death, maj…
observational
1998
BACKGROUND: Menorrhagia represents a major health burden to a large number of women in the UK. A range of medical and surgical treatments is now available for the condition, but each has its own advantages and limitations. METHODS: A postal…