The provision of a tailored education and support package resulted in a significantly higher self-efficacy in accessing stroke information, feelings of being informed and satisfaction with information received of stroke patients and their carers.
"I think it's just a lack of information, a lack of being informed as to the situation.
Kanani: We talk about the 21st century being the age of information, data and of being informed, but how do you see these issues playing out given our history?
Adults older than age 55 had a lower prevalence of being informed than younger respondents (20% of informed group aged 55 years and older, compared to 29% of uninformed group).
Staff awareness about the impending introduction of the desks varied, with a number saying they found out through informal channels or as a by-product of being informed about the evaluation study.
The results also suggest that any disclosure policy should also try to acknowledge and meet patients' wishes of being informed together with their families, and of being given information at a later time.
When health care providers' workloads limit the possibility of being informed face-to-face, patients and parents prefer to receive information in writing or through the Internet [ 39, 40].
The shock of being informed about the diagnosis prevented the participants from adequately absorbing all relevant information.
Sociodemographic data, 'extent of information desired' (Zwaenepoel et al, 2006), and perception of the usefulness of being informed about the trial results were ascertained in the baseline questionnaire.
This is a new form of being informed".
Starting when she was 9, Claire Gaudiani's father impressed upon her the importance of being informed.
