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A method for increasing patients' recall of information presented by doctors1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

P. Ley ,
P. W. Bradshaw ,
D. Eaves  and
C. M. Walker
P. Ley
Affiliation:
From the Department of Psychiatry, University of Liverpool
P. W. Bradshaw
Affiliation:
From the Department of Psychiatry, University of Liverpool
D. Eaves
Affiliation:
From the Department of Psychiatry, University of Liverpool
C. M. Walker
Affiliation:
From the Department of Psychiatry, University of Liverpool
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Synopsis

Within minutes of leaving the consulting room, patients are frequently unable to recall what their doctor has told them. This paper describes a simple, practical method for increasing recall by the organization of medical information into ‘labelled’ categories. The success of this technique was demonstrated first in a laboratory experiment with volunteer subjects, and then in a naturalistic setting with general practice patients.

Type
Research Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , May 1973 , pp. 217 - 220
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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