This study is being carried out to see if patients make the lifestyle changes or take their medication as instructed by their doctor during their visit as a result of the T.H.T. patient-education training. Proper information exchange between doctors and patients is an important part of quality health care. Although many patients would like more information, they often do not ask for it directly during doctor-patient visits. The patient-training in this study specifically aims at improving patient participation during medical appointments by building communication skills such as requests for information and sharing health concerns with the doctor.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
322
Patient training
Patient training
Research Site
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Research Site
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Research Site
Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Research Site
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Research Site
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
To evaluate the impact, compared to Usual Care, of training interventions on patients with chronic disease on patient participation in primary care encounters assessed after intervention.
Time frame: once
physician satisfaction and sense of partnership with the doctor-patient encounter;
patient perception of quality of doctor-patient communication and relationship and patient confidence in own ability to communicate effectively with their doctor;
Time frame: Twice
patient perception of the management of their chronic disease(s); and patient recall of discussions of lifestyle recommendations and chronic disease medications discussed during the encounter.
Time frame: Twice
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