Evaluation of information leaflets for flexible cystoscopy
Clinical Governance: An International Journal
ISSN: 1477-7274
Article publication date: 30 January 2007
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to review patient information leaflets for flexible cystoscopies and to determine the quality of information available to patients.
Design/methodology/approach
Information leaflets from 20 hospitals in the region that carried out flexible cystoscopies as a day‐case procedure were evaluated against a checklist of items for inclusion in the leaflets.
Findings
A total of 13 leaflets were received. There was a large variation in the information supplied between hospitals, and there was a lack of vital information in most of the leaflets. Only four leaflets provided a diagram of the urinary tract for clarity.
Originality/value
Many of the leaflets evaluated fell below an adequate standard. This study shows the need for a better, more accurate and up‐to‐date leaflet for what is probably the most commonly performed urological procedure.
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Citation
Shah, J. and Sill, S. (2007), "Evaluation of information leaflets for flexible cystoscopy", Clinical Governance: An International Journal, Vol. 12 No. 1, pp. 38-41. https://doi.org/10.1108/14777270710725391
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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