RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Reducing consultations for symptoms of cystitis using a health education leaflet.
JF British Journal of General Practice
JO Br J Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 1595
OP 1596
VO 48
IS 434
A1 J C Banks
A1 J G Howie
YR 1998
UL http://bjgp.org/content/48/434/1595.abstract
AB This study aims to evaluate the effects of a health education leaflet on the number of general practice consultations for the symptoms of cystitis. Seventy women with symptoms of cystitis were recruited into two groups, only one group received health education leaflets. Twenty-nine per cent of patients who received leaflets re-consulted within 40 weeks from presentation compared with 66% of patients who did not receive leaflets (P < 0.005).