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TV shows beat pamphlets in the waiting room Alice Klein
| 22 September, 2015 |
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Televised health programs shown in GP waiting rooms can help to spread preventive health messages and educate patients, research shows. Three-quarters of patients say that they like to learn about health while sitting in GP waiting rooms, according to a survey of 71 patients attending a general practice in regional Victoria. Just under half the patients reported watching the health channel that was televised in the clinic’s waiting room, and one-quarter said that they learned new and useful information, according to findings presented at the RACGP's annual conference in Melbourne. The Australian evidence-based TV channel, known as Tonic Direct, was designed to educate patients about a range of health subjects, including immunisation and prevention of chronic disease. It features experts and medical media personalities, such as Dr Norman Swan, who hosts the Health Report on ABC.
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Some patients “dipped in and out” of watching the TV because they were playing on their phone or flicking through magazines.
http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/news/latest-news/tv-shows-beat-pamphlets-in-the... 28/09/2015