Evaluations of Patient Education Programs: A Meta-Analysis.

Posavac, Emil J.

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Evaluations of Patient Education Programs: A Meta-Analysis.

Posavac, Emil J.

Evaluation and the Health Professions, v3 n1 p47-62 Mar 1980

The effect size was calculated for 104 dependent variables studied in 23 experimental or quasi-experimental evaluations of patient education programs. The mean effect size for all 23 studies indicated that the average taught patient moved from the 50th to the 77th percentile, relative to the control group. (GDC)

Descriptors: Adults, Control Groups, Literature Reviews, Patient Education, Program Effectiveness, Quasiexperimental Design, Research Design

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Language: English

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