Surviving the doctor's prescription — do patients need more information?

‘It's More Scary Not to Know’: A Qualita

‘It's More Scary Not to Know’: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Information Needs of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus at the Time of Diagnosis

✍ Nicola Waldron; Sue Brown; Sarah Hewlett; Barbara Elliott; Neil McHugh; Candy Mc 📂 Article 📅 2011 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 181 KB

## Abstract ## Objectives To identify the information needs of patients newly diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus), to inform the design of a future education package. ## Methods Focus groups were conducted in seven rheumatology centres in the UK with 43 purposively selected parti