Two different processes will be used to develop products for health professionals (training module & desk-guide) and patients (illustrative education tool & leaflet) respectively.
We will commission a local professional media company to develop illustrative education tools and leaflet.
Founded in 1998 by former leaders of Operation Rescue, the organization is essentially a training camp for emerging pro-life organizers, equipping young (Christian) militants with activism tools and leaflets, and then sending them out "on tour" to win over new recruits.
In the absence of a suitable evaluation tool, the patient leaflets were compared using a checklist devised by the researchers.
Two independent researchers completed all assessment tools for each leaflet and the mean scores were calculated for each subsection.
A pilot/feasibility study has confirmed the acceptability of the data collection tools and patient information leaflet.
An illustrative education tool for patients 3. Leaflets for patients and others in the house containing information on the harmful effects of tobacco and advice on stopping its use which has been piloted 4. Additional leaflet for the patient's family that will include an explanation of the impact of second hand smoke on the patient and others 5.
Health promotional campaigns for many years have been using tools such as leaflets, billboards, TV and radio advertisements, which biggest drawbacks till today are high costs and uni-directional flow of information from the organization to the audience.
GPs have an education booklet in their case report form with the topics covered and education tools (ie dietary leaflets, clinical alarm signs) (Additional file 1).
As a result, education tools such as leaflets, surface mail, and text messages may not be suitable for older Thai people, particularly those who have impaired eyesight or who are less interested in reading [ 31– 31].
Our results indicate that the educational leaflet is an effective tool for enhancement of face-to-face education by medical professionals.
