Collings L H, Pike L C, Binder A I, McClymont M E, Knight S T
Lister Hospital, Stevenage.
Br J Gen Pract. 1991 Nov;41(352):466-7.
The value of a library for patients as a way of providing written health information in the general practice setting has been investigated using a questionnaire. In 15 months, 243 books were borrowed from one library. Each book contained a questionnaire and 163 questionnaires were returned (67%). It was found that 106 respondents (65%) would not have sought the information elsewhere and 159 respondents (98%) found the books they had read to be very useful or of some use. The perceived level of anxiety after reading was raised in nine respondents (6%) but reduced in 71 (44%). Patients read books on 53 separate topics overall, although 73 respondents (45%) read on 10 recurring topics. A patients' library thus enables most patients to gain useful information from their general practice without increasing their anxiety.
通过问卷调查研究了在全科医疗环境中,图书馆作为为患者提供书面健康信息的一种方式的价值。在15个月内,从一个图书馆借阅了243本书。每本书都附有一份问卷,共收回163份问卷(67%)。结果发现,106名受访者(65%)不会在其他地方寻求这些信息,159名受访者(98%)认为他们读过的书非常有用或有些用处。9名受访者(6%)在阅读后感觉到焦虑程度有所上升,但71名受访者(44%)的焦虑程度有所降低。患者总共阅读了关于53个不同主题的书籍,不过73名受访者(45%)阅读的是10个反复出现的主题。因此,患者图书馆能使大多数患者从全科医疗中获取有用信息,而不会增加他们的焦虑。