Objective To review research on the role and value of written medicines information for
patients from the perspective of patients and health professionals. Context Providing written …

Medication prescribed but not consumed represents a huge loss in drug and prescribing
costs and an enormous waste of expensive medical time. In this article we discuss what is …

Background: European nurses are expected to provide appropriate care for patients from
diverse cultural backgrounds. However, there is limited knowledge and understanding of …

Background Both doctors and patients may perceive the Internet as a potential challenge to
existing therapeutic relationships. Here we examine patients' views of the effect of the …

Reflective practice has moved from the margins to the mainstream of professional education.
However, in this process, its radical potential has been subsumed by individualistic, rather …

Background This paper focuses on communication between hospital staff and family carers
of patients dying on acute hospital wards, with an emphasis on the family carers' …

Background Clinical practice guidelines are largely conceived as tools that will inform health
professionals' decisions rather than foster patient involvement in decision making. The time …

OBJECTIVE: To understand patients' perceptions of decision making and identify
relationships among decision-making models. METHODS: This qualitative study was made …

The Sociology of Healthcare, Second Edition explores the impact of current social changes
on health, illness and healthcare, and provides an overview of the fundamental concerns in …

The new edition of Health Psychology is the perfect introduction to this rapidly developing
field. Throughout the book, the psychological processes that shape health-related …