It can help inform patients regarding their absolute individual risk so that they can have better information on which to base treatment decisions.
Patient education has evolved through the years from merely informing patients regarding their illnesses to involving them in the care of their conditions, especially in chronic cases.
There thus seems to be a need to (better) inform patients regarding the advantages of simultaneous treatment for TB and HIV.
The fact that, in spite of the efforts made to inform patients regarding the education offer (mass media, leaflets, poster campaign), most patients did not ask themselves to enter the program, made the job harder.
There were no differences in the strength of the opinions regarding other issues such as informing patient regarding wrongdoing, informing close relative of a patient, seeking consent for children, abortion and euthanasia, where doctors and nurses were equally opinionated in these issues.
Research assistants informed the patients regarding the purpose of the study, that they could withdraw at any time, and about data confidentiality, after which the patients provided written consent to participate.
One week before the surgery, an educational session was conducted to inform the patients regarding the admission process, the day of surgery, and post-surgery instructions.
At selection, the clinician informed the patient regarding the chance to be recruited in a trial with two arms.
Understanding these parameters would surely alter the clinical decision-making processes and enable us to better inform patients and relatives regarding critical illness.
These results may help to inform patients and clinicians regarding expected quality of life for breast cancer survivors (Cimprich et al, 2002).
